diff --git a/drivers/scsi/fnic/fnic_main.c b/drivers/scsi/fnic/fnic_main.c
index de369bb03e3ee44f884180f1e553c942d132a394..e85bbdf5ebae2bf9b44cb8f4eec77e79e4dc71e2 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/fnic/fnic_main.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/fnic/fnic_main.c
@@ -792,7 +792,6 @@ static int fnic_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 		spin_lock_init(&fnic->vlans_lock);
 		INIT_WORK(&fnic->fip_frame_work, fnic_handle_fip_frame);
 		INIT_WORK(&fnic->event_work, fnic_handle_event);
-		INIT_WORK(&fnic->flush_work, fnic_flush_tx);
 		skb_queue_head_init(&fnic->fip_frame_queue);
 		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&fnic->evlist);
 		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&fnic->vlans);
@@ -893,6 +892,7 @@ static int fnic_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 
 	INIT_WORK(&fnic->link_work, fnic_handle_link);
 	INIT_WORK(&fnic->frame_work, fnic_handle_frame);
+	INIT_WORK(&fnic->flush_work, fnic_flush_tx);
 	skb_queue_head_init(&fnic->frame_queue);
 	skb_queue_head_init(&fnic->tx_queue);