diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi.c b/drivers/spi/spi.c
index ab37b50bbf79..d7e584afa301 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi.c
@@ -2979,12 +2979,12 @@ struct spi_device *acpi_spi_device_alloc(struct spi_controller *ctlr,
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&resource_list);
 	ret = acpi_dev_get_resources(adev, &resource_list,
 				     acpi_spi_add_resource, &lookup);
-	acpi_dev_free_resource_list(&resource_list);
-
 	if (ret < 0)
 		/* Found SPI in _CRS but it points to another controller */
 		return ERR_PTR(ret);
 
+	acpi_dev_free_resource_list(&resource_list);
+
 	if (!lookup.max_speed_hz &&
 	    ACPI_SUCCESS(acpi_get_parent(adev->handle, &parent_handle)) &&
 	    device_match_acpi_handle(lookup.ctlr->dev.parent, parent_handle)) {