diff --git a/hw/misc/edu.c b/hw/misc/edu.c
index 401039c100..01acacf142 100644
--- a/hw/misc/edu.c
+++ b/hw/misc/edu.c
@@ -343,6 +343,12 @@ static void pci_edu_realize(PCIDevice *pdev, Error **errp)
     EduState *edu = DO_UPCAST(EduState, pdev, pdev);
     uint8_t *pci_conf = pdev->config;
 
+    pci_config_set_interrupt_pin(pci_conf, 1);
+
+    if (msi_init(pdev, 0, 1, true, false, errp)) {
+        return;
+    }
+
     timer_init_ms(&edu->dma_timer, QEMU_CLOCK_VIRTUAL, edu_dma_timer, edu);
 
     qemu_mutex_init(&edu->thr_mutex);
@@ -350,12 +356,6 @@ static void pci_edu_realize(PCIDevice *pdev, Error **errp)
     qemu_thread_create(&edu->thread, "edu", edu_fact_thread,
                        edu, QEMU_THREAD_JOINABLE);
 
-    pci_config_set_interrupt_pin(pci_conf, 1);
-
-    if (msi_init(pdev, 0, 1, true, false, errp)) {
-        return;
-    }
-
     memory_region_init_io(&edu->mmio, OBJECT(edu), &edu_mmio_ops, edu,
                     "edu-mmio", 1 << 20);
     pci_register_bar(pdev, 0, PCI_BASE_ADDRESS_SPACE_MEMORY, &edu->mmio);