diff --git a/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/ipa_dp.c b/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/ipa_dp.c
index 7512220d6643..935d59662bf6 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/ipa_dp.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/ipa_dp.c
@@ -1162,9 +1162,6 @@ int ipa3_setup_sys_pipe(struct ipa_sys_connect_params *sys_in, u32 *clnt_hdl)
 		goto fail_gen3;
 	}
 
-	if (!ep->keep_ipa_awake)
-		IPA_ACTIVE_CLIENTS_DEC_EP(sys_in->client);
-
 	IPADBG("client %d (ep: %d) connected sys=%pK\n", sys_in->client,
 			ipa_ep_idx, ep->sys);
 
@@ -1186,6 +1183,9 @@ int ipa3_setup_sys_pipe(struct ipa_sys_connect_params *sys_in, u32 *clnt_hdl)
 		}
 	}
 
+	if (!ep->keep_ipa_awake)
+		IPA_ACTIVE_CLIENTS_DEC_EP(ep->client);
+
 	return 0;
 
 fail_gen3: