diff --git a/drivers/clk/renesas/renesas-cpg-mssr.c b/drivers/clk/renesas/renesas-cpg-mssr.c
index 21f762aa2131..ed67b90fc1b0 100644
--- a/drivers/clk/renesas/renesas-cpg-mssr.c
+++ b/drivers/clk/renesas/renesas-cpg-mssr.c
@@ -957,7 +957,6 @@ static int __init cpg_mssr_common_init(struct device *dev,
 		goto out_err;
 	}
 
-	cpg_mssr_priv = priv;
 	priv->num_core_clks = info->num_total_core_clks;
 	priv->num_mod_clks = info->num_hw_mod_clks;
 	priv->last_dt_core_clk = info->last_dt_core_clk;
@@ -987,6 +986,8 @@ static int __init cpg_mssr_common_init(struct device *dev,
 	if (error)
 		goto out_err;
 
+	cpg_mssr_priv = priv;
+
 	return 0;
 
 out_err: