diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/oxp-sensors.c b/drivers/hwmon/oxp-sensors.c
index 1e1cc67bcdea..ea9602063eab 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/oxp-sensors.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/oxp-sensors.c
@@ -434,23 +434,9 @@ static const struct hwmon_chip_info oxp_ec_chip_info = {
 /* Initialization logic */
 static int oxp_platform_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
-	const struct dmi_system_id *dmi_entry;
 	struct device *dev = &pdev->dev;
 	struct device *hwdev;
 
-	/*
-	 * Have to check for AMD processor here because DMI strings are the
-	 * same between Intel and AMD boards, the only way to tell them apart
-	 * is the CPU.
-	 * Intel boards seem to have different EC registers and values to
-	 * read/write.
-	 */
-	dmi_entry = dmi_first_match(dmi_table);
-	if (!dmi_entry || boot_cpu_data.x86_vendor != X86_VENDOR_AMD)
-		return -ENODEV;
-
-	board = (enum oxp_board)(unsigned long)dmi_entry->driver_data;
-
 	hwdev = devm_hwmon_device_register_with_info(dev, "oxpec", NULL,
 						     &oxp_ec_chip_info, NULL);
 
@@ -469,6 +455,21 @@ static struct platform_device *oxp_platform_device;
 
 static int __init oxp_platform_init(void)
 {
+	const struct dmi_system_id *dmi_entry;
+
+	/*
+	 * Have to check for AMD processor here because DMI strings are the
+	 * same between Intel and AMD boards, the only way to tell them apart
+	 * is the CPU.
+	 * Intel boards seem to have different EC registers and values to
+	 * read/write.
+	 */
+	dmi_entry = dmi_first_match(dmi_table);
+	if (!dmi_entry || boot_cpu_data.x86_vendor != X86_VENDOR_AMD)
+		return -ENODEV;
+
+	board = (enum oxp_board)(unsigned long)dmi_entry->driver_data;
+
 	oxp_platform_device =
 		platform_create_bundle(&oxp_platform_driver,
 				       oxp_platform_probe, NULL, 0, NULL, 0);