diff --git a/drivers/firmware/meson/meson_sm.c b/drivers/firmware/meson/meson_sm.c
index 3f5ff9ed668e..798bcdb05d84 100644
--- a/drivers/firmware/meson/meson_sm.c
+++ b/drivers/firmware/meson/meson_sm.c
@@ -311,11 +311,14 @@ static int __init meson_sm_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, fw);
 
-	pr_info("secure-monitor enabled\n");
+	if (devm_of_platform_populate(dev))
+		goto out_in_base;
 
 	if (sysfs_create_group(&pdev->dev.kobj, &meson_sm_sysfs_attr_group))
 		goto out_in_base;
 
+	pr_info("secure-monitor enabled\n");
+
 	return 0;
 
 out_in_base: