diff --git a/drivers/perf/xgene_pmu.c b/drivers/perf/xgene_pmu.c
index ab3623fab914..0aa2b605fd53 100644
--- a/drivers/perf/xgene_pmu.c
+++ b/drivers/perf/xgene_pmu.c
@@ -1873,6 +1873,8 @@ static int xgene_pmu_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (irq < 0)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	raw_spin_lock_init(&xgene_pmu->lock);
+
 	rc = devm_request_irq(&pdev->dev, irq, xgene_pmu_isr,
 				IRQF_NOBALANCING | IRQF_NO_THREAD,
 				dev_name(&pdev->dev), xgene_pmu);
@@ -1881,8 +1883,6 @@ static int xgene_pmu_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	xgene_pmu->irq = irq;
 
-	raw_spin_lock_init(&xgene_pmu->lock);
-
 	/* Check for active MCBs and MCUs */
 	rc = xgene_pmu_probe_active_mcb_mcu_l3c(xgene_pmu, pdev);
 	if (rc) {