diff --git a/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_c3xxxvf/adf_drv.c b/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_c3xxxvf/adf_drv.c
index 456979b136a2..ea932b6c4534 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_c3xxxvf/adf_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_c3xxxvf/adf_drv.c
@@ -184,12 +184,12 @@ static int adf_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 	if (ret)
 		goto out_err_free_reg;
 
-	set_bit(ADF_STATUS_PF_RUNNING, &accel_dev->status);
-
 	ret = adf_dev_init(accel_dev);
 	if (ret)
 		goto out_err_dev_shutdown;
 
+	set_bit(ADF_STATUS_PF_RUNNING, &accel_dev->status);
+
 	ret = adf_dev_start(accel_dev);
 	if (ret)
 		goto out_err_dev_stop;
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_c62xvf/adf_drv.c b/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_c62xvf/adf_drv.c
index b9810f79eb84..6200ad448b11 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_c62xvf/adf_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_c62xvf/adf_drv.c
@@ -184,12 +184,12 @@ static int adf_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 	if (ret)
 		goto out_err_free_reg;
 
-	set_bit(ADF_STATUS_PF_RUNNING, &accel_dev->status);
-
 	ret = adf_dev_init(accel_dev);
 	if (ret)
 		goto out_err_dev_shutdown;
 
+	set_bit(ADF_STATUS_PF_RUNNING, &accel_dev->status);
+
 	ret = adf_dev_start(accel_dev);
 	if (ret)
 		goto out_err_dev_stop;
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_dh895xccvf/adf_drv.c b/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_dh895xccvf/adf_drv.c
index 404cf9df6922..737508ded37b 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_dh895xccvf/adf_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_dh895xccvf/adf_drv.c
@@ -184,12 +184,12 @@ static int adf_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 	if (ret)
 		goto out_err_free_reg;
 
-	set_bit(ADF_STATUS_PF_RUNNING, &accel_dev->status);
-
 	ret = adf_dev_init(accel_dev);
 	if (ret)
 		goto out_err_dev_shutdown;
 
+	set_bit(ADF_STATUS_PF_RUNNING, &accel_dev->status);
+
 	ret = adf_dev_start(accel_dev);
 	if (ret)
 		goto out_err_dev_stop;