diff --git a/drivers/soc/ti/wkup_m3_ipc.c b/drivers/soc/ti/wkup_m3_ipc.c
index 378369d9364a..e9ece45d7a33 100644
--- a/drivers/soc/ti/wkup_m3_ipc.c
+++ b/drivers/soc/ti/wkup_m3_ipc.c
@@ -419,6 +419,8 @@ static void wkup_m3_rproc_boot_thread(struct wkup_m3_ipc *m3_ipc)
 	ret = rproc_boot(m3_ipc->rproc);
 	if (ret)
 		dev_err(dev, "rproc_boot failed\n");
+	else
+		m3_ipc_state = m3_ipc;
 
 	do_exit(0);
 }
@@ -505,8 +507,6 @@ static int wkup_m3_ipc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		goto err_put_rproc;
 	}
 
-	m3_ipc_state = m3_ipc;
-
 	return 0;
 
 err_put_rproc: