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 c1222e98525d..e018932af795 100644
--- a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_si_intf.c
+++ b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_si_intf.c
@@ -1006,6 +1006,10 @@ 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);
         new_smi->last_timeout_jiffies = jiffies;
@@ -2765,10 +2769,6 @@ static int try_smi_init(struct smi_info *new_smi)
         setup_oem_data_handler(new_smi);
         setup_xaction_handlers(new_smi);
 
-        /* Try to claim any interrupts. */
-        if (new_smi->irq_setup)
-                new_smi->irq_setup(new_smi);
-
         INIT_LIST_HEAD(&(new_smi->xmit_msgs));
         INIT_LIST_HEAD(&(new_smi->hp_xmit_msgs));
         new_smi->curr_msg = NULL;