diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/cpu-probe.c b/arch/mips/kernel/cpu-probe.c
index 630fcb4cb30e..7c861e6a8952 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/cpu-probe.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/cpu-probe.c
@@ -1734,8 +1734,6 @@ static inline void decode_cpucfg(struct cpuinfo_mips *c)
 
 static inline void cpu_probe_loongson(struct cpuinfo_mips *c, unsigned int cpu)
 {
-	decode_configs(c);
-
 	/* All Loongson processors covered here define ExcCode 16 as GSExc. */
 	c->options |= MIPS_CPU_GSEXCEX;
 
@@ -1796,6 +1794,8 @@ static inline void cpu_probe_loongson(struct cpuinfo_mips *c, unsigned int cpu)
 		panic("Unknown Loongson Processor ID!");
 		break;
 	}
+
+	decode_configs(c);
 }
 #else
 static inline void cpu_probe_loongson(struct cpuinfo_mips *c, unsigned int cpu) { }