diff --git a/net/smc/af_smc.c b/net/smc/af_smc.c
index 80e2119f1c7010ead3c493c60c511c125d6c7149..d9b1a0e4446cd0a9418f71a478ad55c0cb25442f 100644
--- a/net/smc/af_smc.c
+++ b/net/smc/af_smc.c
@@ -1354,7 +1354,6 @@ static int smc_listen(struct socket *sock, int backlog)
 	sk->sk_max_ack_backlog = backlog;
 	sk->sk_ack_backlog = 0;
 	sk->sk_state = SMC_LISTEN;
-	INIT_WORK(&smc->tcp_listen_work, smc_tcp_listen_work);
 	sock_hold(sk); /* sock_hold in tcp_listen_worker */
 	if (!schedule_work(&smc->tcp_listen_work))
 		sock_put(sk);