diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_drv.c
index b4cfa44a8a5c47..463ca4164f5f8d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_drv.c
@@ -449,6 +449,8 @@ static int msm_drm_init(struct device *dev, const struct drm_driver *drv)
 	if (ret)
 		goto err_cleanup_mode_config;
 
+	dma_set_max_seg_size(dev, UINT_MAX);
+
 	/* Bind all our sub-components: */
 	ret = component_bind_all(dev, ddev);
 	if (ret)
@@ -459,8 +461,6 @@ static int msm_drm_init(struct device *dev, const struct drm_driver *drv)
 	if (ret)
 		goto err_msm_uninit;
 
-	dma_set_max_seg_size(dev, UINT_MAX);
-
 	msm_gem_shrinker_init(ddev);
 
 	if (priv->kms_init) {