diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_ring.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_ring.c
index 3aea81c75fdd..227734541316 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_ring.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_ring.c
@@ -239,7 +239,6 @@ int amdgpu_ring_init(struct amdgpu_device *adev, struct amdgpu_ring *ring,
 		ring->adev = adev;
 		ring->num_hw_submission = sched_hw_submission;
 		ring->sched_score = sched_score;
-		ring->vmid_wait = dma_fence_get_stub();
 
 		ring->idx = adev->num_rings++;
 		adev->rings[ring->idx] = ring;
@@ -357,6 +356,7 @@ int amdgpu_ring_init(struct amdgpu_device *adev, struct amdgpu_ring *ring,
 
 	ring->max_dw = max_dw;
 	ring->hw_prio = hw_prio;
+	ring->vmid_wait = dma_fence_get_stub();
 
 	if (!ring->no_scheduler && ring->funcs->type < AMDGPU_HW_IP_NUM) {
 		hw_ip = ring->funcs->type;