diff --git a/va/drm/va_drm_utils.c b/va/drm/va_drm_utils.c
index 5f378d51d..34df13b5e 100644
--- a/va/drm/va_drm_utils.c
+++ b/va/drm/va_drm_utils.c
@@ -89,8 +89,8 @@ VA_DRM_GetDriverNames(VADriverContextP ctx, char **drivers, unsigned *num_driver
         if (strcmp(map[i].drm_driver, drm_driver) == 0) {
             const char * const *va_drivers = map[i].va_driver;
 
-            while (va_drivers[count]) {
-                if (count < MAX_NAMES && count < *num_drivers)
+            while (count < MAX_NAMES && va_drivers[count]) {
+                if (count < *num_drivers)
                     drivers[count] = strdup(va_drivers[count]);
                 count++;
             }