diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hns/hns_roce_hw_v2.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hns/hns_roce_hw_v2.c
index bffd997044d63857106979436bf69bf902cf923f..6a40f8127b4df3f412ce57b090e2d85e11168a2f 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hns/hns_roce_hw_v2.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hns/hns_roce_hw_v2.c
@@ -1039,8 +1039,10 @@ static void hns_roce_cmq_init_regs(struct hns_roce_dev *hr_dev, bool ring_type)
 			   upper_32_bits(dma));
 		roce_write(hr_dev, ROCEE_TX_CMQ_DEPTH_REG,
 			   ring->desc_num >> HNS_ROCE_CMQ_DESC_NUM_S);
-		roce_write(hr_dev, ROCEE_TX_CMQ_HEAD_REG, 0);
+
+		/* Make sure to write tail first and then head */
 		roce_write(hr_dev, ROCEE_TX_CMQ_TAIL_REG, 0);
+		roce_write(hr_dev, ROCEE_TX_CMQ_HEAD_REG, 0);
 	} else {
 		roce_write(hr_dev, ROCEE_RX_CMQ_BASEADDR_L_REG, (u32)dma);
 		roce_write(hr_dev, ROCEE_RX_CMQ_BASEADDR_H_REG,