diff --git a/drivers/hid/intel-ish-hid/ipc/ipc.c b/drivers/hid/intel-ish-hid/ipc/ipc.c
index a49c6affd7c4c48cdd09e3bdcca95139d0c066b8..dd5fc60874ba1d4f507e99fb5f28d87c16fdca9b 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/intel-ish-hid/ipc/ipc.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/intel-ish-hid/ipc/ipc.c
@@ -948,6 +948,7 @@ struct ishtp_device *ish_dev_init(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 	if (!dev)
 		return NULL;
 
+	dev->devc = &pdev->dev;
 	ishtp_device_init(dev);
 
 	init_waitqueue_head(&dev->wait_hw_ready);
@@ -983,7 +984,6 @@ struct ishtp_device *ish_dev_init(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 	}
 
 	dev->ops = &ish_hw_ops;
-	dev->devc = &pdev->dev;
 	dev->mtu = IPC_PAYLOAD_SIZE - sizeof(struct ishtp_msg_hdr);
 	return dev;
 }