diff --git a/drivers/regulator/da9211-regulator.c b/drivers/regulator/da9211-regulator.c
index e01b32d1fa17d..00828f5baa972 100644
--- a/drivers/regulator/da9211-regulator.c
+++ b/drivers/regulator/da9211-regulator.c
@@ -498,6 +498,12 @@ static int da9211_i2c_probe(struct i2c_client *i2c)
 
 	chip->chip_irq = i2c->irq;
 
+	ret = da9211_regulator_init(chip);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		dev_err(chip->dev, "Failed to initialize regulator: %d\n", ret);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
 	if (chip->chip_irq != 0) {
 		ret = devm_request_threaded_irq(chip->dev, chip->chip_irq, NULL,
 					da9211_irq_handler,
@@ -512,11 +518,6 @@ static int da9211_i2c_probe(struct i2c_client *i2c)
 		dev_warn(chip->dev, "No IRQ configured\n");
 	}
 
-	ret = da9211_regulator_init(chip);
-
-	if (ret < 0)
-		dev_err(chip->dev, "Failed to initialize regulator: %d\n", ret);
-
 	return ret;
 }