diff --git a/drivers/dma/mv_xor.c b/drivers/dma/mv_xor.c
index 7f595355fb7936e3b7ef2090987ac08148683426..fe4a7c71fedebedd9176e8e82875ada8046d772d 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/mv_xor.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/mv_xor.c
@@ -1059,6 +1059,7 @@ mv_xor_channel_add(struct mv_xor_device *xordev,
 		mv_chan->op_in_desc = XOR_MODE_IN_DESC;
 
 	dma_dev = &mv_chan->dmadev;
+	dma_dev->dev = &pdev->dev;
 	mv_chan->xordev = xordev;
 
 	/*
@@ -1091,7 +1092,6 @@ mv_xor_channel_add(struct mv_xor_device *xordev,
 	dma_dev->device_free_chan_resources = mv_xor_free_chan_resources;
 	dma_dev->device_tx_status = mv_xor_status;
 	dma_dev->device_issue_pending = mv_xor_issue_pending;
-	dma_dev->dev = &pdev->dev;
 
 	/* set prep routines based on capability */
 	if (dma_has_cap(DMA_INTERRUPT, dma_dev->cap_mask))