diff --git a/hif/src/pcie/if_pci.c b/hif/src/pcie/if_pci.c
index 470dc5787ad6..d5c32acc9424 100644
--- a/hif/src/pcie/if_pci.c
+++ b/hif/src/pcie/if_pci.c
@@ -1212,8 +1212,8 @@ static void hif_pm_runtime_start(struct hif_pci_softc *sc)
 	HIF_INFO("%s: Enabling RUNTIME PM, Delay: %d ms", __func__,
 			ol_sc->hif_config.runtime_pm_delay);
 
-	hif_runtime_init(sc->dev, ol_sc->hif_config.runtime_pm_delay);
 	qdf_atomic_set(&sc->pm_state, HIF_PM_RUNTIME_STATE_ON);
+	hif_runtime_init(sc->dev, ol_sc->hif_config.runtime_pm_delay);
 	hif_runtime_pm_debugfs_create(sc);
 }