diff --git a/drivers/net/irda/smsc-ircc2.c b/drivers/net/irda/smsc-ircc2.c
index 9043bf4aa49..2803b370ba0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/irda/smsc-ircc2.c
+++ b/drivers/net/irda/smsc-ircc2.c
@@ -416,6 +416,13 @@ static int __init smsc_ircc_legacy_probe(void)
 {
 	int ret = 0;
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_PCI
+	if (smsc_ircc_preconfigure_subsystems(ircc_cfg, ircc_fir, ircc_sir, ircc_dma, ircc_irq) < 0) {
+		/* Ignore errors from preconfiguration */
+		IRDA_ERROR("%s, Preconfiguration failed !\n", driver_name);
+	}
+#endif
+
 	if (ircc_fir > 0 && ircc_sir > 0) {
 		IRDA_MESSAGE(" Overriding FIR address 0x%04x\n", ircc_fir);
 		IRDA_MESSAGE(" Overriding SIR address 0x%04x\n", ircc_sir);
@@ -459,13 +466,6 @@ static int __init smsc_ircc_init(void)
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_PCI
-	if (smsc_ircc_preconfigure_subsystems(ircc_cfg, ircc_fir, ircc_sir, ircc_dma, ircc_irq) < 0) {
-		/* Ignore errors from preconfiguration */
-		IRDA_ERROR("%s, Preconfiguration failed !\n", driver_name);
-	}
-#endif
-
 	dev_count = 0;
 
 	if (smsc_nopnp || !pnp_platform_devices ||