diff --git a/hw/xfree86/drivers/modesetting/driver.c b/hw/xfree86/drivers/modesetting/driver.c
index 792dfb655..8d29b130f 100644
--- a/hw/xfree86/drivers/modesetting/driver.c
+++ b/hw/xfree86/drivers/modesetting/driver.c
@@ -900,8 +900,6 @@ PreInit(ScrnInfoPtr pScrn, int flags)
     if (pScrn->numEntities != 1)
         return FALSE;
 
-    pEnt = xf86GetEntityInfo(pScrn->entityList[0]);
-
     if (flags & PROBE_DETECT) {
         return FALSE;
     }
@@ -910,6 +908,8 @@ PreInit(ScrnInfoPtr pScrn, int flags)
     if (!GetRec(pScrn))
         return FALSE;
 
+    pEnt = xf86GetEntityInfo(pScrn->entityList[0]);
+
     ms = modesettingPTR(pScrn);
     ms->SaveGeneration = -1;
     ms->pEnt = pEnt;