diff --git a/drivers/net/can/m_can/tcan4x5x-core.c b/drivers/net/can/m_can/tcan4x5x-core.c
index b7caec769ddb..4147cecfbbd6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/can/m_can/tcan4x5x-core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/can/m_can/tcan4x5x-core.c
@@ -237,14 +237,14 @@ static int tcan4x5x_init(struct m_can_classdev *cdev)
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
+	/* Zero out the MCAN buffers */
+	m_can_init_ram(cdev);
+
 	ret = regmap_update_bits(tcan4x5x->regmap, TCAN4X5X_CONFIG,
 				 TCAN4X5X_MODE_SEL_MASK, TCAN4X5X_MODE_NORMAL);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	/* Zero out the MCAN buffers */
-	m_can_init_ram(cdev);
-
 	return ret;
 }