diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/pci.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/pci.c
index 3953ebd551bf..79d2876a46b5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/pci.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/pci.c
@@ -853,10 +853,16 @@ static int ath11k_pci_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 	if (ret)
 		goto err_pci_disable_msi;
 
+	ret = ath11k_pci_set_irq_affinity_hint(ab_pci, cpumask_of(0));
+	if (ret) {
+		ath11k_err(ab, "failed to set irq affinity %d\n", ret);
+		goto err_pci_disable_msi;
+	}
+
 	ret = ath11k_mhi_register(ab_pci);
 	if (ret) {
 		ath11k_err(ab, "failed to register mhi: %d\n", ret);
-		goto err_pci_disable_msi;
+		goto err_irq_affinity_cleanup;
 	}
 
 	ret = ath11k_hal_srng_init(ab);
@@ -877,12 +883,6 @@ static int ath11k_pci_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 		goto err_ce_free;
 	}
 
-	ret = ath11k_pci_set_irq_affinity_hint(ab_pci, cpumask_of(0));
-	if (ret) {
-		ath11k_err(ab, "failed to set irq affinity %d\n", ret);
-		goto err_free_irq;
-	}
-
 	/* kernel may allocate a dummy vector before request_irq and
 	 * then allocate a real vector when request_irq is called.
 	 * So get msi_data here again to avoid spurious interrupt
@@ -891,19 +891,16 @@ static int ath11k_pci_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 	ret = ath11k_pci_config_msi_data(ab_pci);
 	if (ret) {
 		ath11k_err(ab, "failed to config msi_data: %d\n", ret);
-		goto err_irq_affinity_cleanup;
+		goto err_free_irq;
 	}
 
 	ret = ath11k_core_init(ab);
 	if (ret) {
 		ath11k_err(ab, "failed to init core: %d\n", ret);
-		goto err_irq_affinity_cleanup;
+		goto err_free_irq;
 	}
 	return 0;
 
-err_irq_affinity_cleanup:
-	ath11k_pci_set_irq_affinity_hint(ab_pci, NULL);
-
 err_free_irq:
 	ath11k_pcic_free_irq(ab);
 
@@ -916,6 +913,9 @@ static int ath11k_pci_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 err_mhi_unregister:
 	ath11k_mhi_unregister(ab_pci);
 
+err_irq_affinity_cleanup:
+	ath11k_pci_set_irq_affinity_hint(ab_pci, NULL);
+
 err_pci_disable_msi:
 	ath11k_pci_free_msi(ab_pci);