diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/panfrost/pan_screen.c b/src/gallium/drivers/panfrost/pan_screen.c
index 48cdb78056d..8abe47255c4 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/panfrost/pan_screen.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/panfrost/pan_screen.c
@@ -854,8 +854,6 @@ panfrost_create_screen(int fd, struct renderonly *ro)
         if (dev->debug & PAN_DBG_NO_AFBC)
                 dev->has_afbc = false;
 
-        dev->ro = ro;
-
         /* Check if we're loading against a supported GPU model. */
 
         switch (dev->gpu_id) {
@@ -876,6 +874,8 @@ panfrost_create_screen(int fd, struct renderonly *ro)
                 return NULL;
         }
 
+        dev->ro = ro;
+
         screen->base.destroy = panfrost_destroy_screen;
 
         screen->base.get_name = panfrost_get_name;