diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/stm/ltdc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/stm/ltdc.c
index 17438c28d9fc..21a821ee065a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/stm/ltdc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/stm/ltdc.c
@@ -1137,6 +1137,12 @@ int ltdc_load(struct drm_device *ddev)
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}
 
+	if (!IS_ERR(rstc)) {
+		reset_control_assert(rstc);
+		usleep_range(10, 20);
+		reset_control_deassert(rstc);
+	}
+
 	res = platform_get_resource(pdev, IORESOURCE_MEM, 0);
 	ldev->regs = devm_ioremap_resource(dev, res);
 	if (IS_ERR(ldev->regs)) {
@@ -1163,11 +1169,6 @@ int ltdc_load(struct drm_device *ddev)
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (!IS_ERR(rstc)) {
-		reset_control_assert(rstc);
-		usleep_range(10, 20);
-		reset_control_deassert(rstc);
-	}
 
 	ret = ltdc_get_caps(ddev);
 	if (ret) {