diff --git a/tools/testing/cxl/test/cxl_translate.c b/tools/testing/cxl/test/cxl_translate.c
index 16328b2112b2..25a27e01ac21 100644
--- a/tools/testing/cxl/test/cxl_translate.c
+++ b/tools/testing/cxl/test/cxl_translate.c
@@ -236,8 +236,8 @@ static int setup_xor_mapping(void)
 	if (!cximsd)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	memcpy(cximsd->xormaps, xormaps, nr_maps * sizeof(*cximsd->xormaps));
 	cximsd->nr_maps = nr_maps;
+	memcpy(cximsd->xormaps, xormaps, nr_maps * sizeof(*cximsd->xormaps));
 
 	return 0;
 }