diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hns/hns_roce_main.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hns/hns_roce_main.c
index 4b44998a039ea1c42b27ed8096968351d9365fbf..764e35a54457e7c0c8bfde46577df1e3962d833c 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hns/hns_roce_main.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hns/hns_roce_main.c
@@ -602,6 +602,7 @@ static int hns_roce_register_device(struct hns_roce_dev *hr_dev)
 	struct device *dev = &hr_dev->pdev->dev;
 
 	iboe = &hr_dev->iboe;
+	spin_lock_init(&iboe->lock);
 
 	ib_dev = &hr_dev->ib_dev;
 	strlcpy(ib_dev->name, "hisi_%d", IB_DEVICE_NAME_MAX);
@@ -686,8 +687,6 @@ static int hns_roce_register_device(struct hns_roce_dev *hr_dev)
 		goto error_failed_setup_mtu_gids;
 	}
 
-	spin_lock_init(&iboe->lock);
-
 	iboe->nb.notifier_call = hns_roce_netdev_event;
 	ret = register_netdevice_notifier(&iboe->nb);
 	if (ret) {