1 files changed, 4 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_si_intf.c b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_si_intf.c
index 55fe9020459f..4cc72fa017c7 100644
--- a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_si_intf.c
+++ b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_si_intf.c
@@ -1230,14 +1230,14 @@ static int smi_start_processing(void       *send_info,
 
         new_smi->intf = intf;
 
-        /* Try to claim any interrupts. */
-        if (new_smi->irq_setup)
-                new_smi->irq_setup(new_smi);
-
         /* Set up the timer that drives the interface. */
         setup_timer(&new_smi->si_timer, smi_timeout, (long)new_smi);
         smi_mod_timer(new_smi, jiffies + SI_TIMEOUT_JIFFIES);
 
+        /* Try to claim any interrupts. */
+        if (new_smi->irq_setup)
+                new_smi->irq_setup(new_smi);
+
         /*
          * Check if the user forcefully enabled the daemon.
          */