diff --git a/sound/pci/intel8x0m.c b/sound/pci/intel8x0m.c
index 943a726b1c1b..c84629190cba 100644
--- a/sound/pci/intel8x0m.c
+++ b/sound/pci/intel8x0m.c
@@ -1171,16 +1171,6 @@ static int snd_intel8x0m_create(struct snd_card *card,
 	}
 
  port_inited:
-	if (request_irq(pci->irq, snd_intel8x0m_interrupt, IRQF_SHARED,
-			KBUILD_MODNAME, chip)) {
-		dev_err(card->dev, "unable to grab IRQ %d\n", pci->irq);
-		snd_intel8x0m_free(chip);
-		return -EBUSY;
-	}
-	chip->irq = pci->irq;
-	pci_set_master(pci);
-	synchronize_irq(chip->irq);
-
 	/* initialize offsets */
 	chip->bdbars_count = 2;
 	tbl = intel_regs;
@@ -1224,11 +1214,21 @@ static int snd_intel8x0m_create(struct snd_card *card,
 	chip->int_sta_reg = ICH_REG_GLOB_STA;
 	chip->int_sta_mask = int_sta_masks;
 
+	pci_set_master(pci);
+
 	if ((err = snd_intel8x0m_chip_init(chip, 1)) < 0) {
 		snd_intel8x0m_free(chip);
 		return err;
 	}
 
+	if (request_irq(pci->irq, snd_intel8x0m_interrupt, IRQF_SHARED,
+			KBUILD_MODNAME, chip)) {
+		dev_err(card->dev, "unable to grab IRQ %d\n", pci->irq);
+		snd_intel8x0m_free(chip);
+		return -EBUSY;
+	}
+	chip->irq = pci->irq;
+
 	if ((err = snd_device_new(card, SNDRV_DEV_LOWLEVEL, chip, &ops)) < 0) {
 		snd_intel8x0m_free(chip);
 		return err;