diff --git a/drivers/perf/arm_pmu.c b/drivers/perf/arm_pmu.c
index 1b8304e1efaa..140436a046c0 100644
--- a/drivers/perf/arm_pmu.c
+++ b/drivers/perf/arm_pmu.c
@@ -1010,8 +1010,8 @@ int arm_pmu_device_probe(struct platform_device *pdev,
 		if (!ret)
 			ret = init_fn(pmu);
 	} else {
-		ret = probe_current_pmu(pmu, probe_table);
 		cpumask_setall(&pmu->supported_cpus);
+		ret = probe_current_pmu(pmu, probe_table);
 	}
 
 	if (ret) {