diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mac80211_hwsim.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mac80211_hwsim.c
index 07442ada6dd0e419bf4f29fabd3cb67186e47650..62ab42e94c9d662d209ca06305c2c77d1acf7dfb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mac80211_hwsim.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mac80211_hwsim.c
@@ -2889,6 +2889,10 @@ static int mac80211_hwsim_new_radio(struct genl_info *info,
 
 	wiphy_ext_feature_set(hw->wiphy, NL80211_EXT_FEATURE_CQM_RSSI_LIST);
 
+	tasklet_hrtimer_init(&data->beacon_timer,
+			     mac80211_hwsim_beacon,
+			     CLOCK_MONOTONIC, HRTIMER_MODE_ABS);
+
 	err = ieee80211_register_hw(hw);
 	if (err < 0) {
 		pr_debug("mac80211_hwsim: ieee80211_register_hw failed (%d)\n",
@@ -2913,10 +2917,6 @@ static int mac80211_hwsim_new_radio(struct genl_info *info,
 				    data->debugfs,
 				    data, &hwsim_simulate_radar);
 
-	tasklet_hrtimer_init(&data->beacon_timer,
-			     mac80211_hwsim_beacon,
-			     CLOCK_MONOTONIC, HRTIMER_MODE_ABS);
-
 	spin_lock_bh(&hwsim_radio_lock);
 	err = rhashtable_insert_fast(&hwsim_radios_rht, &data->rht,
 				     hwsim_rht_params);