diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/falcon/fw.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/falcon/fw.c
index a1c8545f1249a1ac669ea95b1dfe2afc4dd5a8eb..cac6d64ab67d1ded596f6690b5e0ce58239b2bab 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/falcon/fw.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/falcon/fw.c
@@ -89,11 +89,6 @@ nvkm_falcon_fw_boot(struct nvkm_falcon_fw *fw, struct nvkm_subdev *user,
 		nvkm_falcon_fw_dtor_sigs(fw);
 	}
 
-	/* after last write to the img, sync dma mappings */
-	dma_sync_single_for_device(fw->fw.device->dev,
-				   fw->fw.phys,
-				   sg_dma_len(&fw->fw.mem.sgl),
-				   DMA_TO_DEVICE);
 
 	FLCNFW_DBG(fw, "resetting");
 	fw->func->reset(fw);
@@ -105,6 +100,12 @@ nvkm_falcon_fw_boot(struct nvkm_falcon_fw *fw, struct nvkm_subdev *user,
 			goto done;
 	}
 
+	/* after last write to the img, sync dma mappings */
+	dma_sync_single_for_device(fw->fw.device->dev,
+				   fw->fw.phys,
+				   sg_dma_len(&fw->fw.mem.sgl),
+				   DMA_TO_DEVICE);
+
 	ret = fw->func->load(fw);
 	if (ret)
 		goto done;