diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/panfrost/panfrost_mmu.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/panfrost/panfrost_mmu.c
index 7c1b3481b785..904d63450862 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/panfrost/panfrost_mmu.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/panfrost/panfrost_mmu.c
@@ -593,6 +593,8 @@ static irqreturn_t panfrost_mmu_irq_handler_thread(int irq, void *data)
 		access_type = (fault_status >> 8) & 0x3;
 		source_id = (fault_status >> 16);
 
+		mmu_write(pfdev, MMU_INT_CLEAR, mask);
+
 		/* Page fault only */
 		ret = -1;
 		if ((status & mask) == BIT(i) && (exception_type & 0xF8) == 0xC0)
@@ -616,8 +618,6 @@ static irqreturn_t panfrost_mmu_irq_handler_thread(int irq, void *data)
 				access_type, access_type_name(pfdev, fault_status),
 				source_id);
 
-		mmu_write(pfdev, MMU_INT_CLEAR, mask);
-
 		status &= ~mask;
 	}