diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/mxs-mmc.c b/drivers/mmc/host/mxs-mmc.c
index d839147e591d2..44ecebd1ea8c1 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/mxs-mmc.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/mxs-mmc.c
@@ -661,13 +661,13 @@ static int mxs_mmc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, mmc);
 
+	spin_lock_init(&host->lock);
+
 	ret = devm_request_irq(&pdev->dev, irq_err, mxs_mmc_irq_handler, 0,
 			       dev_name(&pdev->dev), host);
 	if (ret)
 		goto out_free_dma;
 
-	spin_lock_init(&host->lock);
-
 	ret = mmc_add_host(mmc);
 	if (ret)
 		goto out_free_dma;