diff --git a/mt7921/mcu.c b/mt7921/mcu.c
index ed9dce8d..8442dbd2 100644
--- a/mt7921/mcu.c
+++ b/mt7921/mcu.c
@@ -646,10 +646,10 @@ int mt7921_run_firmware(struct mt792x_dev *dev)
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
-	set_bit(MT76_STATE_MCU_RUNNING, &dev->mphy.state);
 	err = mt7921_load_clc(dev, mt792x_ram_name(dev));
 	if (err)
 		return err;
+	set_bit(MT76_STATE_MCU_RUNNING, &dev->mphy.state);
 
 	return mt7921_mcu_fw_log_2_host(dev, 1);
 }
diff --git a/mt7925/mcu.c b/mt7925/mcu.c
index 3de542df..ef12e32d 100644
--- a/mt7925/mcu.c
+++ b/mt7925/mcu.c
@@ -1054,10 +1054,10 @@ int mt7925_run_firmware(struct mt792x_dev *dev)
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
-	set_bit(MT76_STATE_MCU_RUNNING, &dev->mphy.state);
 	err = mt7925_load_clc(dev, mt792x_ram_name(dev));
 	if (err)
 		return err;
+	set_bit(MT76_STATE_MCU_RUNNING, &dev->mphy.state);
 
 	return mt7925_mcu_fw_log_2_host(dev, 1);
 }