1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/stmmac/stmmac_main.c b/drivers/net/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
index bfc2d1251502..c0dc78571c62 100644
--- a/drivers/net/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
@@ -1517,6 +1517,8 @@ static int stmmac_probe(struct net_device *dev)
                 pr_warning("\tno valid MAC address;"
                         "please, use ifconfig or nwhwconfig!\n");
 
+        spin_lock_init(&priv->lock);
+
         ret = register_netdev(dev);
         if (ret) {
                 pr_err("%s: ERROR %i registering the device\n",
@@ -1528,8 +1530,6 @@ static int stmmac_probe(struct net_device *dev)
             dev->name, (dev->features & NETIF_F_SG) ? "on" : "off",
             (dev->features & NETIF_F_IP_CSUM) ? "on" : "off");
 
-        spin_lock_init(&priv->lock);
-
         return ret;
 }