diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/sdio.c b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/sdio.c
index 76b2953725c2..696f3aa32adc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/sdio.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/sdio.c
@@ -4451,6 +4451,7 @@ struct brcmf_sdio *brcmf_sdio_probe(struct brcmf_sdio_dev *sdiodev)
 	bus->sdiodev = sdiodev;
 	sdiodev->bus = bus;
 	skb_queue_head_init(&bus->glom);
+	INIT_WORK(&bus->datawork, brcmf_sdio_dataworker);
 	bus->txbound = BRCMF_TXBOUND;
 	bus->rxbound = BRCMF_RXBOUND;
 	bus->txminmax = BRCMF_TXMINMAX;
@@ -4464,7 +4465,6 @@ struct brcmf_sdio *brcmf_sdio_probe(struct brcmf_sdio_dev *sdiodev)
 		goto fail;
 	}
 	brcmf_sdiod_freezer_count(sdiodev);
-	INIT_WORK(&bus->datawork, brcmf_sdio_dataworker);
 	bus->brcmf_wq = wq;
 
 	/* attempt to attach to the dongle */