diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv.c b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv.c
index 0409ac9e7b31..dbac3573b2c8 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv.c
@@ -6140,12 +6140,12 @@ static int kvmppc_irq_bypass_add_producer_hv(struct irq_bypass_consumer *cons,
 	struct kvm_kernel_irqfd *irqfd =
 		container_of(cons, struct kvm_kernel_irqfd, consumer);
 
-	irqfd->producer = prod;
-
 	ret = kvmppc_set_passthru_irq(irqfd->kvm, prod->irq, irqfd->gsi);
 	if (ret)
 		pr_info("kvmppc_set_passthru_irq (irq %d, gsi %d) fails: %d\n",
 			prod->irq, irqfd->gsi, ret);
+	else
+		irqfd->producer = prod;
 
 	return ret;
 }