diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpio-mxc.c b/drivers/gpio/gpio-mxc.c
index e3a80f1..32ded7b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpio-mxc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpio-mxc.c
@@ -500,10 +500,6 @@ static int mxc_gpio_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	else /* silence boot time warning */
 		port->gen_gc.gc.base = -1;
 
-	err = devm_gpiochip_add_data(&pdev->dev, &port->gen_gc.gc, port);
-	if (err)
-		goto out_bgio;
-
 	irq_base = devm_irq_alloc_descs(&pdev->dev, -1, 0, 32, numa_node_id());
 	if (irq_base < 0) {
 		err = irq_base;
@@ -524,6 +520,15 @@ static int mxc_gpio_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (err < 0)
 		goto out_irqdomain_remove;
 
+	/*
+	 * Register the GPIO chip last: devm_gpiochip_add_data() makes the
+	 * chip visible to consumers immediately, so the IRQ domain and
+	 * generic irq chip must be ready before any to_irq() call.
+	 */
+	err = devm_gpiochip_add_data(&pdev->dev, &port->gen_gc.gc, port);
+	if (err)
+		goto out_irqdomain_remove;
+
 	list_add_tail(&port->node, &mxc_gpio_ports);
 
 	mxc_update_irq_chained_handler(port, true);