diff --git a/fs/pstore/ram.c b/fs/pstore/ram.c
index b2471d430048a3f1ac4a1afecb6c3d509c90a13a..d06e2f3e3bec9ec0dcc97f1a0b03f95b88516de1 100644
--- a/fs/pstore/ram.c
+++ b/fs/pstore/ram.c
@@ -717,15 +717,6 @@ static int ramoops_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	phys_addr_t paddr;
 	int err = -EINVAL;
 
-	if (dev_of_node(dev) && !pdata) {
-		pdata = &pdata_local;
-		memset(pdata, 0, sizeof(*pdata));
-
-		err = ramoops_parse_dt(pdev, pdata);
-		if (err < 0)
-			goto fail_out;
-	}
-
 	/*
 	 * Only a single ramoops area allowed at a time, so fail extra
 	 * probes.
@@ -735,6 +726,15 @@ static int ramoops_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		goto fail_out;
 	}
 
+	if (dev_of_node(dev) && !pdata) {
+		pdata = &pdata_local;
+		memset(pdata, 0, sizeof(*pdata));
+
+		err = ramoops_parse_dt(pdev, pdata);
+		if (err < 0)
+			goto fail_out;
+	}
+
 	/* Make sure we didn't get bogus platform data pointer. */
 	if (!pdata) {
 		pr_err("NULL platform data\n");