1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/misc/mei/client.c b/drivers/misc/mei/client.c
index 9b809cfc2899..89a557972d1b 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/mei/client.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/mei/client.c
@@ -666,7 +666,6 @@ int mei_cl_read_start(struct mei_cl *cl, size_t length)
                 goto err;
 
         cb->fop_type = MEI_FOP_READ;
-        cl->read_cb = cb;
         if (dev->hbuf_is_ready) {
                 dev->hbuf_is_ready = false;
                 if (mei_hbm_cl_flow_control_req(dev, cl)) {
@@ -678,6 +677,9 @@ int mei_cl_read_start(struct mei_cl *cl, size_t length)
         } else {
                 list_add_tail(&cb->list, &dev->ctrl_wr_list.list);
         }
+
+        cl->read_cb = cb;
+
         return rets;
 err:
         mei_io_cb_free(cb);