diff --git a/drivers/dma/ste_dma40.c b/drivers/dma/ste_dma40.c
index 7ccb8e2d59be..fb79db3313d3 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/ste_dma40.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/ste_dma40.c
@@ -3204,6 +3204,10 @@ static struct d40_base * __init d40_hw_detect_init(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	 * DB8540v1 has revision 4
 	 */
 	rev = AMBA_REV_BITS(pid);
+	if (rev < 2) {
+		d40_err(&pdev->dev, "hardware revision: %d is not supported", rev);
+		goto failure;
+	}
 
 	plat_data = pdev->dev.platform_data;
 
@@ -3218,12 +3222,6 @@ static struct d40_base * __init d40_hw_detect_init(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	dev_info(&pdev->dev, "hardware revision: %d @ 0x%x with %d physical channels\n",
 		 rev, res->start, num_phy_chans);
 
-	if (rev < 2) {
-		d40_err(&pdev->dev, "hardware revision: %d is not supported",
-			rev);
-		goto failure;
-	}
-
 	base = kzalloc(ALIGN(sizeof(struct d40_base), 4) +
 		       (num_phy_chans + num_log_chans + ARRAY_SIZE(dma40_memcpy_channels)) *
 		       sizeof(struct d40_chan), GFP_KERNEL);