diff --git a/drivers/power/supply/pm8916_bms_vm.c b/drivers/power/supply/pm8916_bms_vm.c
index 5d0dd842509c..9b069af077be 100644
--- a/drivers/power/supply/pm8916_bms_vm.c
+++ b/drivers/power/supply/pm8916_bms_vm.c
@@ -167,15 +167,6 @@ static int pm8916_bms_vm_battery_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	irq = platform_get_irq_byname(pdev, "fifo");
-	if (irq < 0)
-		return irq;
-
-	ret = devm_request_threaded_irq(dev, irq, NULL, pm8916_bms_vm_fifo_update_done_irq,
-					IRQF_ONESHOT, "pm8916_vm_bms", bat);
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
-
 	ret = regmap_bulk_read(bat->regmap, bat->reg + PM8916_PERPH_TYPE, &tmp, 2);
 	if (ret)
 		goto comm_error;
@@ -220,6 +211,15 @@ static int pm8916_bms_vm_battery_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (ret)
 		return dev_err_probe(dev, ret, "Unable to get battery info\n");
 
+	irq = platform_get_irq_byname(pdev, "fifo");
+	if (irq < 0)
+		return irq;
+
+	ret = devm_request_threaded_irq(dev, irq, NULL, pm8916_bms_vm_fifo_update_done_irq,
+					IRQF_ONESHOT, "pm8916_vm_bms", bat);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
 	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, bat);
 
 	return 0;