diff --git a/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_c3xxxvf/adf_drv.c b/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_c3xxxvf/adf_drv.c
index 0dd8d2dc2ec1..26931325dfa2 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_c3xxxvf/adf_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_c3xxxvf/adf_drv.c
@@ -238,12 +238,12 @@ static int adf_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 	if (ret)
 		goto out_err_free_reg;
 
-	set_bit(ADF_STATUS_PF_RUNNING, &accel_dev->status);
-
 	ret = adf_dev_init(accel_dev);
 	if (ret)
 		goto out_err_dev_shutdown;
 
+	set_bit(ADF_STATUS_PF_RUNNING, &accel_dev->status);
+
 	ret = adf_dev_start(accel_dev);
 	if (ret)
 		goto out_err_dev_stop;
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_c62xvf/adf_drv.c b/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_c62xvf/adf_drv.c
index cd9e63468b18..722a06aac9fa 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_c62xvf/adf_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_c62xvf/adf_drv.c
@@ -238,12 +238,12 @@ static int adf_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 	if (ret)
 		goto out_err_free_reg;
 
-	set_bit(ADF_STATUS_PF_RUNNING, &accel_dev->status);
-
 	ret = adf_dev_init(accel_dev);
 	if (ret)
 		goto out_err_dev_shutdown;
 
+	set_bit(ADF_STATUS_PF_RUNNING, &accel_dev->status);
+
 	ret = adf_dev_start(accel_dev);
 	if (ret)
 		goto out_err_dev_stop;
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_dh895xccvf/adf_drv.c b/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_dh895xccvf/adf_drv.c
index 15de9cbed3bf..cc3f5171a523 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_dh895xccvf/adf_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_dh895xccvf/adf_drv.c
@@ -238,12 +238,12 @@ static int adf_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 	if (ret)
 		goto out_err_free_reg;
 
-	set_bit(ADF_STATUS_PF_RUNNING, &accel_dev->status);
-
 	ret = adf_dev_init(accel_dev);
 	if (ret)
 		goto out_err_dev_shutdown;
 
+	set_bit(ADF_STATUS_PF_RUNNING, &accel_dev->status);
+
 	ret = adf_dev_start(accel_dev);
 	if (ret)
 		goto out_err_dev_stop;