diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/pci.c b/drivers/nvme/host/pci.c
index e86fcc9e9852..01f47b68b6e7 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/pci.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/pci.c
@@ -1589,11 +1589,11 @@ static int nvme_create_queue(struct nvme_queue *nvmeq, int qid)
 	if (result < 0)
 		goto release_cq;
 
+	nvme_init_queue(nvmeq, qid);
 	result = queue_request_irq(dev, nvmeq, nvmeq->irqname);
 	if (result < 0)
 		goto release_sq;
 
-	nvme_init_queue(nvmeq, qid);
 	return result;
 
  release_sq:
@@ -1797,6 +1797,7 @@ static int nvme_configure_admin_queue(struct nvme_dev *dev)
 		goto free_nvmeq;
 
 	nvmeq->cq_vector = 0;
+	nvme_init_queue(nvmeq, 0);
 	result = queue_request_irq(dev, nvmeq, nvmeq->irqname);
 	if (result) {
 		nvmeq->cq_vector = -1;
@@ -3165,7 +3166,6 @@ static void nvme_probe_work(struct work_struct *work)
 		goto disable;
 	}
 
-	nvme_init_queue(dev->queues[0], 0);
 	result = nvme_alloc_admin_tags(dev);
 	if (result)
 		goto disable;