diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/cxgb4_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/cxgb4_main.c
index c3ae5750d414..005283c7cdfe 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/cxgb4_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/cxgb4_main.c
@@ -5474,6 +5474,7 @@ static int init_one(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 	}
 	spin_lock_init(&adapter->mbox_lock);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&adapter->mlist.list);
+	adapter->mbox_log->size = T4_OS_LOG_MBOX_CMDS;
 	pci_set_drvdata(pdev, adapter);
 
 	if (func != ent->driver_data) {
@@ -5508,8 +5509,6 @@ static int init_one(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 		goto out_free_adapter;
 	}
 
-	adapter->mbox_log->size = T4_OS_LOG_MBOX_CMDS;
-
 	/* PCI device has been enabled */
 	adapter->flags |= DEV_ENABLED;
 	memset(adapter->chan_map, 0xff, sizeof(adapter->chan_map));