diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/pmbus/adm1266.c b/drivers/hwmon/pmbus/adm1266.c
index 6f904a5a8ea6..c2ac5d228b7d 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/pmbus/adm1266.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/pmbus/adm1266.c
@@ -473,10 +473,6 @@ static int adm1266_probe(struct i2c_client *client)
 	crc8_populate_msb(pmbus_crc_table, 0x7);
 	mutex_init(&data->buf_mutex);
 
-	ret = adm1266_config_gpio(data);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		return ret;
-
 	ret = adm1266_set_rtc(data);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
@@ -489,6 +485,10 @@ static int adm1266_probe(struct i2c_client *client)
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
+	ret = adm1266_config_gpio(data);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
+
 	adm1266_init_debugfs(data);
 
 	return 0;