diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qedi/qedi_main.c b/drivers/scsi/qedi/qedi_main.c
index 227ff7bd1bdc..f394fcbb97e7 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qedi/qedi_main.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qedi/qedi_main.c
@@ -2652,8 +2652,6 @@ retry_probe:
 	snprintf(host_buf, sizeof(host_buf), "host_%d", qedi->shost->host_no);
 	qedi_ops->common->set_name(qedi->cdev, host_buf);
 
-	qedi_ops->register_ops(qedi->cdev, &qedi_cb_ops, qedi);
-
 	memset(&params, 0, sizeof(params));
 	params.mtu = DEF_PATH_MTU + IPV6_HDR_LEN + TCP_HDR_LEN;
 	qedi->ll2_mtu = DEF_PATH_MTU;
@@ -2670,6 +2668,7 @@ retry_probe:
 		spin_lock_init(&qedi->task_idx_lock);
 		mutex_init(&qedi->stats_lock);
 	}
+	qedi_ops->register_ops(qedi->cdev, &qedi_cb_ops, qedi);
 	qedi_ops->ll2->register_cb_ops(qedi->cdev, &qedi_ll2_cb_ops, qedi);
 	qedi_ops->ll2->start(qedi->cdev, &params);