diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/pmbus/adm1266.c b/drivers/hwmon/pmbus/adm1266.c
index c2ac5d228b7d..3e8f2619cb9b 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/pmbus/adm1266.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/pmbus/adm1266.c
@@ -477,14 +477,14 @@ static int adm1266_probe(struct i2c_client *client)
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 
-	ret = adm1266_config_nvmem(data);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		return ret;
-
 	ret = pmbus_do_probe(client, &data->info);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
+	ret = adm1266_config_nvmem(data);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
+
 	ret = adm1266_config_gpio(data);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;