diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_gem.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_gem.c
index a21be5b910ff6b..d9a5a1895f3dca 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_gem.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_gem.c
@@ -1101,6 +1101,8 @@ static struct drm_gem_object *_msm_gem_new(struct drm_device *dev,
 		struct msm_gem_vma *vma;
 		struct page **pages;
 
+		drm_gem_private_object_init(dev, obj, size);
+
 		msm_gem_lock(obj);
 
 		vma = add_vma(obj, NULL);
@@ -1112,7 +1114,6 @@ static struct drm_gem_object *_msm_gem_new(struct drm_device *dev,
 
 		to_msm_bo(obj)->vram_node = &vma->node;
 
-		drm_gem_private_object_init(dev, obj, size);
 
 		pages = get_pages(obj);
 		if (IS_ERR(pages)) {