diff --git a/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c b/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c
index 8a0ce706aebd..a0a2f97b9c62 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c
@@ -1754,11 +1754,11 @@ int hci_register_dev(struct hci_dev *hdev)
 	if (hdev->dev_type != HCI_AMP)
 		set_bit(HCI_AUTO_OFF, &hdev->dev_flags);
 
-	schedule_work(&hdev->power_on);
-
 	hci_notify(hdev, HCI_DEV_REG);
 	hci_dev_hold(hdev);
 
+	schedule_work(&hdev->power_on);
+
 	return id;
 
 err_wqueue: