diff --git a/drivers/perf/arm-cmn.c b/drivers/perf/arm-cmn.c
index 49bd811c6fd6..b20fa600e510 100644
--- a/drivers/perf/arm-cmn.c
+++ b/drivers/perf/arm-cmn.c
@@ -2178,8 +2178,6 @@ static int arm_cmn_init_dtcs(struct arm_cmn *cmn)
 			continue;
 
 		xp = arm_cmn_node_to_xp(cmn, dn);
-		dn->portid_bits = xp->portid_bits;
-		dn->deviceid_bits = xp->deviceid_bits;
 		dn->dtc = xp->dtc;
 		dn->dtm = xp->dtm;
 		if (cmn->multi_dtm)
@@ -2420,6 +2418,8 @@ static int arm_cmn_discover(struct arm_cmn *cmn, unsigned int rgn_offset)
 			}
 
 			arm_cmn_init_node_info(cmn, reg & CMN_CHILD_NODE_ADDR, dn);
+			dn->portid_bits = xp->portid_bits;
+			dn->deviceid_bits = xp->deviceid_bits;
 
 			switch (dn->type) {
 			case CMN_TYPE_DTC: