diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_main.c
index 10af03e..fdfe33b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_main.c
@@ -12522,7 +12522,6 @@
 	 */
 	if (IS_VF(bp)) {
 		bp->doorbells = bnx2x_vf_doorbells(bp);
-		mutex_init(&bp->vf2pf_mutex);
 		rc = bnx2x_vf_pci_alloc(bp);
 		if (rc)
 			goto init_one_exit;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_sriov.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_sriov.c
index db63d86..2ce7c74 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_sriov.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_sriov.c
@@ -3425,6 +3425,8 @@
 
 int bnx2x_vf_pci_alloc(struct bnx2x *bp)
 {
+	mutex_init(&bp->vf2pf_mutex);
+
 	/* allocate vf2pf mailbox for vf to pf channel */
 	BNX2X_PCI_ALLOC(bp->vf2pf_mbox, &bp->vf2pf_mbox_mapping,
 			sizeof(struct bnx2x_vf_mbx_msg));