diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_guc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_guc.c
index 14bf508d..0184c86 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_guc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_guc.c
@@ -168,9 +168,13 @@ int intel_guc_init(struct intel_guc *guc)
 	if (ret)
 		goto err_shared;
 
-	ret = intel_guc_ads_create(guc);
+	ret = intel_guc_log_runtime_create(guc);
 	if (ret)
 		goto err_log;
+
+	ret = intel_guc_ads_create(guc);
+	if (ret)
+		goto err_log_runtime;
 	GEM_BUG_ON(!guc->ads_vma);
 
 	/* We need to notify the guc whenever we change the GGTT */
@@ -178,6 +182,8 @@ int intel_guc_init(struct intel_guc *guc)
 
 	return 0;
 
+err_log_runtime:
+	intel_guc_log_runtime_destroy(guc);
 err_log:
 	intel_guc_log_destroy(guc);
 err_shared:
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_guc_log.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_guc_log.c
index d0131bc..18d1b49 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_guc_log.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_guc_log.c
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ static bool guc_log_has_runtime(struct intel_guc *guc)
 	return guc->log.runtime.buf_addr != NULL;
 }
 
-static int guc_log_runtime_create(struct intel_guc *guc)
+int intel_guc_log_runtime_create(struct intel_guc *guc)
 {
 	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = guc_to_i915(guc);
 	void *vaddr;
@@ -365,6 +365,9 @@ static int guc_log_runtime_create(struct intel_guc *guc)
 	size_t n_subbufs, subbuf_size;
 	int ret;
 
+	if (i915_modparams.guc_log_level < 0)
+		return 0;
+
 	lockdep_assert_held(&dev_priv->drm.struct_mutex);
 
 	GEM_BUG_ON(guc_log_has_runtime(guc));
@@ -420,7 +423,7 @@ static int guc_log_runtime_create(struct intel_guc *guc)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static void guc_log_runtime_destroy(struct intel_guc *guc)
+void intel_guc_log_runtime_destroy(struct intel_guc *guc)
 {
 	/*
 	 * It's possible that the runtime stuff was never allocated because
@@ -446,7 +449,7 @@ static int guc_log_late_setup(struct intel_guc *guc)
 		 * handle log buffer flush interrupts would not have been done yet,
 		 * so do that now.
 		 */
-		ret = guc_log_runtime_create(guc);
+		ret = intel_guc_log_runtime_create(guc);
 		if (ret)
 			goto err;
 	}
@@ -458,7 +461,7 @@ static int guc_log_late_setup(struct intel_guc *guc)
 	return 0;
 
 err_runtime:
-	guc_log_runtime_destroy(guc);
+	intel_guc_log_runtime_destroy(guc);
 err:
 	/* logging will remain off */
 	i915_modparams.guc_log_level = -1;
@@ -536,12 +539,6 @@ int intel_guc_log_create(struct intel_guc *guc)
 
 	guc->log.vma = vma;
 
-	if (i915_modparams.guc_log_level >= 0) {
-		ret = guc_log_runtime_create(guc);
-		if (ret < 0)
-			goto err_vma;
-	}
-
 	/* each allocated unit is a page */
 	flags = GUC_LOG_VALID | GUC_LOG_NOTIFY_ON_HALF_FULL |
 		(GUC_LOG_DPC_PAGES << GUC_LOG_DPC_SHIFT) |
@@ -553,8 +550,6 @@ int intel_guc_log_create(struct intel_guc *guc)
 
 	return 0;
 
-err_vma:
-	i915_vma_unpin_and_release(&guc->log.vma);
 err:
 	/* logging will be off */
 	i915_modparams.guc_log_level = -1;
@@ -563,7 +558,6 @@ int intel_guc_log_create(struct intel_guc *guc)
 
 void intel_guc_log_destroy(struct intel_guc *guc)
 {
-	guc_log_runtime_destroy(guc);
 	i915_vma_unpin_and_release(&guc->log.vma);
 }
 
@@ -639,6 +633,6 @@ void i915_guc_log_unregister(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
 	mutex_lock(&dev_priv->drm.struct_mutex);
 	/* GuC logging is currently the only user of Guc2Host interrupts */
 	intel_disable_guc_interrupts(&dev_priv->guc);
-	guc_log_runtime_destroy(&dev_priv->guc);
+	intel_guc_log_runtime_destroy(&dev_priv->guc);
 	mutex_unlock(&dev_priv->drm.struct_mutex);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_guc_log.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_guc_log.h
index f512cf7..345447a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_guc_log.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_guc_log.h
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ struct intel_guc_log {
 
 int intel_guc_log_create(struct intel_guc *guc);
 void intel_guc_log_destroy(struct intel_guc *guc);
+int intel_guc_log_runtime_create(struct intel_guc *guc);
+void intel_guc_log_runtime_destroy(struct intel_guc *guc);
 int i915_guc_log_control(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv, u64 control_val);
 void i915_guc_log_register(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv);
 void i915_guc_log_unregister(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv);
