diff --git a/drivers/base/regmap/regmap.c b/drivers/base/regmap/regmap.c
index fad66b309ef9..89a7f1c459c1 100644
--- a/drivers/base/regmap/regmap.c
+++ b/drivers/base/regmap/regmap.c
@@ -2897,9 +2897,6 @@ static int _regmap_read(struct regmap *map, unsigned int reg,
 	int ret;
 	void *context = _regmap_map_get_context(map);
 
-	if (!regmap_readable(map, reg))
-		return -EIO;
-
 	if (!map->cache_bypass) {
 		ret = regcache_read(map, reg, val);
 		if (ret == 0)
@@ -2909,6 +2906,9 @@ static int _regmap_read(struct regmap *map, unsigned int reg,
 	if (map->cache_only)
 		return -EBUSY;
 
+	if (!regmap_readable(map, reg))
+		return -EIO;
+
 	ret = map->reg_read(context, reg, val);
 	if (ret == 0) {
 		if (regmap_should_log(map))