diff --git a/qtfs/qtfs_common/conn.c b/qtfs/qtfs_common/conn.c
index cc59d5256e58ebfe845412ec985901778ba68c9f..14de9c39744e604dc8b2494733677f131dd0f491 100644
--- a/qtfs/qtfs_common/conn.c
+++ b/qtfs/qtfs_common/conn.c
@@ -707,7 +707,6 @@ struct qtfs_conn_var_s *qtfs_epoll_establish_conn(void)
 		return NULL;
 	}
 	memset(pvar, 0, sizeof(struct qtfs_conn_var_s));
-	qtfs_epoll_var = pvar;
 	pvar->recv_max = QTFS_EPOLL_MSG_LEN;
 	pvar->send_max = QTFS_EPOLL_MSG_LEN;
 	pvar->user_type = QTFS_CONN_TYPE_EPOLL;
@@ -718,6 +717,7 @@ struct qtfs_conn_var_s *qtfs_epoll_establish_conn(void)
 		kfree(pvar);
 		return NULL;
 	}
+	qtfs_epoll_var = pvar;
 	pvar->state = QTCONN_INIT;
 
 	ret = qtfs_sm_active(pvar);