diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/xhci-mem.c b/drivers/usb/host/xhci-mem.c
index f8336408ef07..3e442f77a2b9 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/xhci-mem.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/xhci-mem.c
@@ -1427,10 +1427,10 @@ int xhci_endpoint_init(struct xhci_hcd *xhci,
 		/* Attempt to use the ring cache */
 		if (virt_dev->num_rings_cached == 0)
 			return -ENOMEM;
+		virt_dev->num_rings_cached--;
 		virt_dev->eps[ep_index].new_ring =
 			virt_dev->ring_cache[virt_dev->num_rings_cached];
 		virt_dev->ring_cache[virt_dev->num_rings_cached] = NULL;
-		virt_dev->num_rings_cached--;
 		xhci_reinit_cached_ring(xhci, virt_dev->eps[ep_index].new_ring,
 					1, type);
 	}