diff --git a/sound/soc/msm/qdsp6v2/q6asm.c b/sound/soc/msm/qdsp6v2/q6asm.c
index fc08c1f9f87d..95b769d2f358 100644
--- a/sound/soc/msm/qdsp6v2/q6asm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/msm/qdsp6v2/q6asm.c
@@ -1076,6 +1076,7 @@ struct audio_client *q6asm_audio_client_alloc(app_cb cb, void *priv)
 	ac->fptr_cache_ops = NULL;
 	/* DSP expects stream id from 1 */
 	ac->stream_id = 1;
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ac->no_wait_que);
 	ac->apr = apr_register("ADSP", "ASM", \
 			(apr_fn)q6asm_callback,\
 			((ac->session) << 8 | 0x0001),\
@@ -1122,7 +1123,6 @@ struct audio_client *q6asm_audio_client_alloc(app_cb cb, void *priv)
 	atomic_set(&ac->cmd_state, 0);
 	atomic_set(&ac->nowait_cmd_cnt, 0);
 	spin_lock_init(&ac->no_wait_que_spinlock);
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ac->no_wait_que);
 	atomic_set(&ac->mem_state, 0);
 
 	rc = send_asm_custom_topology(ac);