diff --git a/drivers/staging/imgtec/rogue/rgxfwutils.c b/drivers/staging/imgtec/rogue/rgxfwutils.c
index f3949503b371..911fd8d4702b 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/imgtec/rogue/rgxfwutils.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/imgtec/rogue/rgxfwutils.c
@@ -2429,6 +2429,9 @@ PVRSRV_ERROR RGXSetupFirmware(PVRSRV_DEVICE_NODE       *psDeviceNode,
 		goto fail;
 	}
 
+	/* Initialize FW started flag */
+	psRGXFWInit->bFirmwareStarted = IMG_FALSE;
+
 	eError = DevmemAcquireCpuVirtAddr(psDevInfo->psCompletedMemDesc,
 	                                  (void **)& psDevInfo->pui32CompletedById);
 
@@ -2438,8 +2441,6 @@ PVRSRV_ERROR RGXSetupFirmware(PVRSRV_DEVICE_NODE       *psDeviceNode,
 		goto fail;
 	}
 
-		/* Initialize FW started flag */
-	psRGXFWInit->bFirmwareStarted = IMG_FALSE;
 	psRGXFWInit->ui32MarkerVal = 1;
 
 	/* Initialise the compatibility check data */