diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-dw.c b/drivers/spi/spi-dw.c
index babf0a337e96..be3ab4006313 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-dw.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-dw.c
@@ -500,6 +500,8 @@ int dw_spi_add_host(struct device *dev, struct dw_spi *dws)
 	snprintf(dws->name, sizeof(dws->name), "dw_spi%d", dws->bus_num);
 	spin_lock_init(&dws->buf_lock);
 
+	spi_master_set_devdata(master, dws);
+
 	ret = request_irq(dws->irq, dw_spi_irq, IRQF_SHARED, dws->name, master);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		dev_err(dev, "can not get IRQ\n");
@@ -531,7 +533,6 @@ int dw_spi_add_host(struct device *dev, struct dw_spi *dws)
 		}
 	}
 
-	spi_master_set_devdata(master, dws);
 	ret = devm_spi_register_master(dev, master);
 	if (ret) {
 		dev_err(&master->dev, "problem registering spi master\n");