diff --git a/drivers/bluetooth/btrsi.c b/drivers/bluetooth/btrsi.c
index 59ad0b9b14c3..3f802b7c83f7 100644
--- a/drivers/bluetooth/btrsi.c
+++ b/drivers/bluetooth/btrsi.c
@@ -107,7 +107,6 @@ static int rsi_hci_attach(void *priv, struct rsi_proto_ops *ops)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	h_adapter->priv = priv;
-	ops->set_bt_context(priv, h_adapter);
 	h_adapter->proto_ops = ops;
 
 	hdev = hci_alloc_dev();
@@ -136,6 +135,8 @@ static int rsi_hci_attach(void *priv, struct rsi_proto_ops *ops)
 		goto err;
 	}
 
+	ops->set_bt_context(priv, h_adapter);
+
 	return 0;
 err:
 	h_adapter->hdev = NULL;