diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/cfg_space.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/cfg_space.c
index db516382a4d4..959c7f0144b4 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/cfg_space.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/cfg_space.c
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ static int emulate_pci_command_write(struct intel_vgpu *vgpu,
 	u8 changed = old ^ new;
 	int ret;
 
+	memcpy(vgpu_cfg_space(vgpu) + offset, p_data, bytes);
 	if (!(changed & PCI_COMMAND_MEMORY))
 		return 0;
 
@@ -142,7 +143,6 @@ static int emulate_pci_command_write(struct intel_vgpu *vgpu,
 			return ret;
 	}
 
-	memcpy(vgpu_cfg_space(vgpu) + offset, p_data, bytes);
 	return 0;
 }