diff --git a/components/esp_driver_bitscrambler/src/bitscrambler.c b/components/esp_driver_bitscrambler/src/bitscrambler.c
index 7d70b83d58..a0b0e2c582 100644
--- a/components/esp_driver_bitscrambler/src/bitscrambler.c
+++ b/components/esp_driver_bitscrambler/src/bitscrambler.c
@@ -165,7 +165,6 @@ esp_err_t bitscrambler_new(const bitscrambler_config_t *config, bitscrambler_han
         return ESP_ERR_NOT_FOUND;
     }
 
-    enable_clocks(bs);
     // Do initialization of BS object.
     esp_err_t r = init_from_config(bs, config);
     if (r != ESP_OK) {
@@ -173,6 +172,8 @@ esp_err_t bitscrambler_new(const bitscrambler_config_t *config, bitscrambler_han
         return r;
     }
 
+    enable_clocks(bs);
+
     // Return the handle
     *handle = bs;
     return ESP_OK;