diff --git a/drivers/scsi/cxlflash/vlun.c b/drivers/scsi/cxlflash/vlun.c
index 68994c42c81f49fabe2a6a01e67feaf9fd4da522..96b074f701e822bb67b6242c9459fadb09a1b777 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/cxlflash/vlun.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/cxlflash/vlun.c
@@ -915,16 +915,9 @@ int cxlflash_disk_virtual_open(struct scsi_device *sdev, void *arg)
 
 	pr_debug("%s: ctxid=%llu ls=0x%llx\n", __func__, ctxid, lun_size);
 
+	/* Setup the LUNs block allocator on first call */
 	mutex_lock(&gli->mutex);
 	if (gli->mode == MODE_NONE) {
-		/* Setup the LUN table and block allocator on first call */
-		rc = init_luntable(cfg, lli);
-		if (rc) {
-			dev_err(dev, "%s: call to init_luntable failed "
-				"rc=%d!\n", __func__, rc);
-			goto err0;
-		}
-
 		rc = init_vlun(lli);
 		if (rc) {
 			dev_err(dev, "%s: call to init_vlun failed rc=%d!\n",
@@ -942,6 +935,13 @@ int cxlflash_disk_virtual_open(struct scsi_device *sdev, void *arg)
 	}
 	mutex_unlock(&gli->mutex);
 
+	rc = init_luntable(cfg, lli);
+	if (rc) {
+		dev_err(dev, "%s: call to init_luntable failed rc=%d!\n",
+			__func__, rc);
+		goto err1;
+	}
+
 	ctxi = get_context(cfg, rctxid, lli, 0);
 	if (unlikely(!ctxi)) {
 		dev_err(dev, "%s: Bad context! (%llu)\n", __func__, ctxid);