diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_os.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_os.c
index e881fce7477a90..9f309e572be468 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_os.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_os.c
@@ -3180,6 +3180,8 @@ qla2x00_probe_one(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *id)
 	    "req->req_q_in=%p req->req_q_out=%p rsp->rsp_q_in=%p rsp->rsp_q_out=%p.\n",
 	    req->req_q_in, req->req_q_out, rsp->rsp_q_in, rsp->rsp_q_out);
 
+	ha->wq = alloc_workqueue("qla2xxx_wq", 0, 0);
+
 	if (ha->isp_ops->initialize_adapter(base_vha)) {
 		ql_log(ql_log_fatal, base_vha, 0x00d6,
 		    "Failed to initialize adapter - Adapter flags %x.\n",
@@ -3216,8 +3218,6 @@ qla2x00_probe_one(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *id)
 	    host->can_queue, base_vha->req,
 	    base_vha->mgmt_svr_loop_id, host->sg_tablesize);
 
-	ha->wq = alloc_workqueue("qla2xxx_wq", 0, 0);
-
 	if (ha->mqenable) {
 		bool mq = false;
 		bool startit = false;