diff --git a/drivers/firmware/qcom_scm.c b/drivers/firmware/qcom_scm.c
index 69831f1d91e3..ff7c155239e3 100644
--- a/drivers/firmware/qcom_scm.c
+++ b/drivers/firmware/qcom_scm.c
@@ -1333,7 +1333,7 @@ static int qcom_scm_find_dload_address(struct device *dev, u64 *addr)
  */
 bool qcom_scm_is_available(void)
 {
-	return !!__scm;
+	return !!READ_ONCE(__scm);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(qcom_scm_is_available);
 
@@ -1414,10 +1414,12 @@ static int qcom_scm_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (!scm)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
+	scm->dev = &pdev->dev;
 	ret = qcom_scm_find_dload_address(&pdev->dev, &scm->dload_mode_addr);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 
+	init_completion(&scm->waitq_comp);
 	mutex_init(&scm->scm_bw_lock);
 
 	scm->path = devm_of_icc_get(&pdev->dev, NULL);
@@ -1449,10 +1451,8 @@ static int qcom_scm_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	__scm = scm;
-	__scm->dev = &pdev->dev;
-
-	init_completion(&__scm->waitq_comp);
+	/* Let all above stores be available after this */
+	smp_store_release(&__scm, scm);
 
 	irq = platform_get_irq_optional(pdev, 0);
 	if (irq < 0) {