diff --git a/drivers/ata/ahci_brcm.c b/drivers/ata/ahci_brcm.c
index 7ac1141c6ad0..e32c8fe729ff 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/ahci_brcm.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/ahci_brcm.c
@@ -456,13 +456,9 @@ static int brcm_ahci_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (IS_ERR(priv->rcdev))
 		return PTR_ERR(priv->rcdev);
 
-	reset_control_deassert(priv->rcdev);
-
 	hpriv = ahci_platform_get_resources(pdev, 0);
-	if (IS_ERR(hpriv)) {
-		ret = PTR_ERR(hpriv);
-		goto out_reset;
-	}
+	if (IS_ERR(hpriv))
+		return PTR_ERR(hpriv);
 
 	hpriv->plat_data = priv;
 	hpriv->flags = AHCI_HFLAG_WAKE_BEFORE_STOP | AHCI_HFLAG_NO_WRITE_TO_RO;
@@ -479,6 +475,10 @@ static int brcm_ahci_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		break;
 	}
 
+	ret = reset_control_deassert(priv->rcdev);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
 	ret = ahci_platform_enable_clks(hpriv);
 	if (ret)
 		goto out_reset;