diff --git a/drivers/vdpa/ifcvf/ifcvf_main.c b/drivers/vdpa/ifcvf/ifcvf_main.c
index 003530b19b4ee..4fe8aa13ac687 100644
--- a/drivers/vdpa/ifcvf/ifcvf_main.c
+++ b/drivers/vdpa/ifcvf/ifcvf_main.c
@@ -505,7 +505,6 @@ static int ifcvf_vdpa_dev_add(struct vdpa_mgmt_dev *mdev, const char *name)
 	}
 
 	ifcvf_mgmt_dev->adapter = adapter;
-	pci_set_drvdata(pdev, ifcvf_mgmt_dev);
 
 	vf = &adapter->vf;
 	vf->dev_type = get_dev_type(pdev);
@@ -620,6 +619,8 @@ static int ifcvf_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *id)
 		goto err;
 	}
 
+	pci_set_drvdata(pdev, ifcvf_mgmt_dev);
+
 	return 0;
 
 err: