diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/emac/core.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/emac/core.c
index c0e1d85fce3f..1d46cf6c2c12 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/emac/core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/emac/core.c
@@ -3044,6 +3044,12 @@ static int emac_probe(struct platform_device *ofdev)
 	if (err)
 		goto err_gone;
 
+	dev->emacp = devm_platform_ioremap_resource(ofdev, 0);
+	if (IS_ERR(dev->emacp)) {
+		err = PTR_ERR(dev->emacp);
+		goto err_gone;
+	}
+
 	/* Setup error IRQ handler */
 	dev->emac_irq = platform_get_irq(ofdev, 0);
 	if (dev->emac_irq < 0) {
@@ -3061,13 +3067,6 @@ static int emac_probe(struct platform_device *ofdev)
 
 	ndev->irq = dev->emac_irq;
 
-	dev->emacp = devm_platform_ioremap_resource(ofdev, 0);
-	if (IS_ERR(dev->emacp)) {
-		dev_err(&ofdev->dev, "can't map device registers");
-		err = PTR_ERR(dev->emacp);
-		goto err_gone;
-	}
-
 	/* Wait for dependent devices */
 	err = emac_wait_deps(dev);
 	if (err)