1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/sound/pci/aw2/aw2-alsa.c b/sound/pci/aw2/aw2-alsa.c
index 56f87cd33c19..3f00ddf450f8 100644
--- a/sound/pci/aw2/aw2-alsa.c
+++ b/sound/pci/aw2/aw2-alsa.c
@@ -316,6 +316,8 @@ static int __devinit snd_aw2_create(struct snd_card *card,
                 return -ENOMEM;
         }
 
+        /* (2) initialization of the chip hardware */
+        snd_aw2_saa7146_setup(&chip->saa7146, chip->iobase_virt);
 
         if (request_irq(pci->irq, snd_aw2_saa7146_interrupt,
                         IRQF_SHARED, "Audiowerk2", chip)) {
@@ -329,8 +331,6 @@ static int __devinit snd_aw2_create(struct snd_card *card,
         }
         chip->irq = pci->irq;
 
-        /* (2) initialization of the chip hardware */
-        snd_aw2_saa7146_setup(&chip->saa7146, chip->iobase_virt);
         err = snd_device_new(card, SNDRV_DEV_LOWLEVEL, chip, &ops);
         if (err < 0) {
                 free_irq(chip->irq, (void *)chip);