diff --git a/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/verbs.c b/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/verbs.c
index 9e044534b1b3..cfaab5e31277 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/verbs.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/verbs.c
@@ -918,7 +918,6 @@ static int rpcrdma_sendctxs_create(struct rpcrdma_xprt *r_xprt)
 		sc->sc_xprt = r_xprt;
 		buf->rb_sc_ctxs[i] = sc;
 	}
-	buf->rb_flags = 0;
 
 	return 0;
 
@@ -1146,6 +1145,7 @@ rpcrdma_buffer_create(struct rpcrdma_xprt *r_xprt)
 	struct rpcrdma_buffer *buf = &r_xprt->rx_buf;
 	int i, rc;
 
+	buf->rb_flags = 0;
 	buf->rb_max_requests = r_xprt->rx_data.max_requests;
 	buf->rb_bc_srv_max_requests = 0;
 	spin_lock_init(&buf->rb_mrlock);