diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ipw2x00/ipw2100.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ipw2x00/ipw2100.c
index 16bbfa3..1189dbb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ipw2x00/ipw2100.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ipw2x00/ipw2100.c
@@ -6665,12 +6665,13 @@
 	printk(KERN_INFO DRV_NAME ": %s, %s\n", DRV_DESCRIPTION, DRV_VERSION);
 	printk(KERN_INFO DRV_NAME ": %s\n", DRV_COPYRIGHT);
 
+	pm_qos_add_request(&ipw2100_pm_qos_req, PM_QOS_CPU_DMA_LATENCY,
+			   PM_QOS_DEFAULT_VALUE);
+
 	ret = pci_register_driver(&ipw2100_pci_driver);
 	if (ret)
 		goto out;
 
-	pm_qos_add_request(&ipw2100_pm_qos_req, PM_QOS_CPU_DMA_LATENCY,
-			   PM_QOS_DEFAULT_VALUE);
 #ifdef CONFIG_IPW2100_DEBUG
 	ipw2100_debug_level = debug;
 	ret = driver_create_file(&ipw2100_pci_driver.driver,