diff --git a/drivers/dma/stm32/stm32-dma3.c b/drivers/dma/stm32/stm32-dma3.c
index 4087e0263a48..0be6e944df6f 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/stm32/stm32-dma3.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/stm32/stm32-dma3.c
@@ -403,6 +403,7 @@ static struct stm32_dma3_swdesc *stm32_dma3_chan_desc_alloc(struct stm32_dma3_ch
 	swdesc = kzalloc(struct_size(swdesc, lli, count), GFP_NOWAIT);
 	if (!swdesc)
 		return NULL;
+	swdesc->lli_size = count;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < count; i++) {
 		swdesc->lli[i].hwdesc = dma_pool_zalloc(chan->lli_pool, GFP_NOWAIT,
@@ -410,7 +411,6 @@ static struct stm32_dma3_swdesc *stm32_dma3_chan_desc_alloc(struct stm32_dma3_ch
 		if (!swdesc->lli[i].hwdesc)
 			goto err_pool_free;
 	}
-	swdesc->lli_size = count;
 	swdesc->ccr = 0;
 
 	/* Set LL base address */