diff --git a/drivers/cxl/core/hdm.c b/drivers/cxl/core/hdm.c
index 6e516c69b2d2..1097de03a2bb 100644
--- a/drivers/cxl/core/hdm.c
+++ b/drivers/cxl/core/hdm.c
@@ -844,14 +844,13 @@ static int cxl_decoder_commit(struct cxl_decoder *cxld)
 	scoped_guard(rwsem_read, &cxl_rwsem.dpa)
 		setup_hw_decoder(cxld, hdm);
 
-	port->commit_end++;
 	rc = cxld_await_commit(hdm, cxld->id);
 	if (rc) {
 		dev_dbg(&port->dev, "%s: error %d committing decoder\n",
 			dev_name(&cxld->dev), rc);
-		cxld->reset(cxld);
 		return rc;
 	}
+	port->commit_end++;
 	cxld->flags |= CXL_DECODER_F_ENABLE;
 
 	return 0;