diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/r600.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/r600.c
index 5e28467..99f420e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/r600.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/r600.c
@@ -1845,14 +1845,6 @@ int r600_startup(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 {
 	int r;
 
-	if (!rdev->me_fw || !rdev->pfp_fw || !rdev->rlc_fw) {
-		r = r600_init_microcode(rdev);
-		if (r) {
-			DRM_ERROR("Failed to load firmware!\n");
-			return r;
-		}
-	}
-
 	r600_mc_program(rdev);
 	if (rdev->flags & RADEON_IS_AGP) {
 		r600_agp_enable(rdev);
@@ -2038,6 +2030,14 @@ int r600_init(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 	if (r)
 		return r;
 
+	if (!rdev->me_fw || !rdev->pfp_fw || !rdev->rlc_fw) {
+		r = r600_init_microcode(rdev);
+		if (r) {
+			DRM_ERROR("Failed to load firmware!\n");
+			return r;
+		}
+	}
+
 	r = r600_blit_init(rdev);
 	if (r) {
 		DRM_ERROR("radeon: failed blitter (%d).\n", r);