diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-zynqmp-gqspi.c b/drivers/spi/spi-zynqmp-gqspi.c
index cf73a069b759..036d8ae41c06 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-zynqmp-gqspi.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-zynqmp-gqspi.c
@@ -827,8 +827,8 @@ static void zynqmp_qspi_write_op(struct zynqmp_qspi *xqspi, u8 tx_nbits,
 static void zynqmp_qspi_read_op(struct zynqmp_qspi *xqspi, u8 rx_nbits,
 				u32 genfifoentry)
 {
-	zynqmp_qspi_fillgenfifo(xqspi, rx_nbits, genfifoentry);
 	zynqmp_qspi_setuprxdma(xqspi);
+	zynqmp_qspi_fillgenfifo(xqspi, rx_nbits, genfifoentry);
 }
 
 /**