diff --git a/drivers/remoteproc/qcom_q6v5.c b/drivers/remoteproc/qcom_q6v5.c
index e9ab90c19304..edeb2e43209e 100644
--- a/drivers/remoteproc/qcom_q6v5.c
+++ b/drivers/remoteproc/qcom_q6v5.c
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ static irqreturn_t q6v5_fatal_interrupt(int irq, void *data)
 	else
 		dev_err(q6v5->dev, "fatal error without message\n");
 
+	q6v5->running = false;
 	rproc_report_crash(q6v5->rproc, RPROC_FATAL_ERROR);
 
 	return IRQ_HANDLED;
@@ -150,8 +151,6 @@ int qcom_q6v5_request_stop(struct qcom_q6v5 *q6v5)
 {
 	int ret;
 
-	q6v5->running = false;
-
 	qcom_smem_state_update_bits(q6v5->state,
 				    BIT(q6v5->stop_bit), BIT(q6v5->stop_bit));