diff --git a/drivers/s390/crypto/ap_bus.c b/drivers/s390/crypto/ap_bus.c
index e14638936de6..e7068016a986 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/crypto/ap_bus.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/crypto/ap_bus.c
@@ -2419,15 +2419,15 @@ static int __init ap_module_init(void)
 {
 	int rc;
 
-	rc = ap_debug_init();
-	if (rc)
-		return rc;
-
 	if (!ap_instructions_available()) {
 		pr_warn("The hardware system does not support AP instructions\n");
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}
 
+	rc = ap_debug_init();
+	if (rc)
+		return rc;
+
 	/* init ap_queue hashtable */
 	hash_init(ap_queues);