diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/dw_mmc-socfpga.c b/drivers/mmc/host/dw_mmc-socfpga.c
index 14b5961a851c..4d7b9998ad2b 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/dw_mmc-socfpga.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/dw_mmc-socfpga.c
@@ -38,21 +38,6 @@ struct dw_mci_socfpga_priv_data {
 
 static int dw_mci_socfpga_priv_init(struct dw_mci *host)
 {
-	struct dw_mci_socfpga_priv_data *priv;
-
-	priv = devm_kzalloc(host->dev, sizeof(*priv), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!priv) {
-		dev_err(host->dev, "mem alloc failed for private data\n");
-		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
-
-	priv->sysreg = syscon_regmap_lookup_by_compatible("altr,sys-mgr");
-	if (IS_ERR(priv->sysreg)) {
-		dev_err(host->dev, "regmap for altr,sys-mgr lookup failed.\n");
-		return PTR_ERR(priv->sysreg);
-	}
-	host->priv = priv;
-
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -79,12 +64,24 @@ static void dw_mci_socfpga_prepare_command(struct dw_mci *host, u32 *cmdr)
 
 static int dw_mci_socfpga_parse_dt(struct dw_mci *host)
 {
-	struct dw_mci_socfpga_priv_data *priv = host->priv;
+	struct dw_mci_socfpga_priv_data *priv;
 	struct device_node *np = host->dev->of_node;
 	u32 timing[2];
 	u32 div = 0;
 	int ret;
 
+	priv = devm_kzalloc(host->dev, sizeof(*priv), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!priv) {
+		dev_err(host->dev, "mem alloc failed for private data\n");
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
+
+	priv->sysreg = syscon_regmap_lookup_by_compatible("altr,sys-mgr");
+	if (IS_ERR(priv->sysreg)) {
+		dev_err(host->dev, "regmap for altr,sys-mgr lookup failed.\n");
+		return PTR_ERR(priv->sysreg);
+	}
+
 	ret = of_property_read_u32(np, "altr,dw-mshc-ciu-div", &div);
 	if (ret)
 		dev_info(host->dev, "No dw-mshc-ciu-div specified, assuming 1");
@@ -96,6 +93,7 @@ static int dw_mci_socfpga_parse_dt(struct dw_mci *host)
 		return ret;
 
 	priv->hs_timing = SYSMGR_SDMMC_CTRL_SET(timing[0], timing[1]);
+	host->priv = priv;
 	return 0;
 }