diff --git a/drivers/thunderbolt/switch.c b/drivers/thunderbolt/switch.c
index 363d712aa364..302a73cb03ba 100644
--- a/drivers/thunderbolt/switch.c
+++ b/drivers/thunderbolt/switch.c
@@ -2960,8 +2960,6 @@ int tb_switch_add(struct tb_switch *sw)
 			dev_warn(&sw->dev, "reading DROM failed: %d\n", ret);
 		tb_sw_dbg(sw, "uid: %#llx\n", sw->uid);
 
-		tb_check_quirks(sw);
-
 		ret = tb_switch_set_uuid(sw);
 		if (ret) {
 			dev_err(&sw->dev, "failed to set UUID\n");
@@ -2980,6 +2978,8 @@ int tb_switch_add(struct tb_switch *sw)
 			}
 		}
 
+		tb_check_quirks(sw);
+
 		tb_switch_default_link_ports(sw);
 
 		ret = tb_switch_update_link_attributes(sw);