diff --git a/net/wireless/core.c b/net/wireless/core.c
index 828e29872633..ceb768925b85 100644
--- a/net/wireless/core.c
+++ b/net/wireless/core.c
@@ -546,6 +546,9 @@ struct wiphy *wiphy_new_nm(const struct cfg80211_ops *ops, int sizeof_priv,
 	INIT_WORK(&rdev->mgmt_registrations_update_wk,
 		  cfg80211_mgmt_registrations_update_wk);
 	spin_lock_init(&rdev->mgmt_registrations_lock);
+	INIT_WORK(&rdev->wiphy_work, cfg80211_wiphy_work);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&rdev->wiphy_work_list);
+	spin_lock_init(&rdev->wiphy_work_lock);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_CFG80211_DEFAULT_PS
 	rdev->wiphy.flags |= WIPHY_FLAG_PS_ON_BY_DEFAULT;
@@ -563,9 +566,6 @@ struct wiphy *wiphy_new_nm(const struct cfg80211_ops *ops, int sizeof_priv,
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
-	INIT_WORK(&rdev->wiphy_work, cfg80211_wiphy_work);
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&rdev->wiphy_work_list);
-	spin_lock_init(&rdev->wiphy_work_lock);
 	INIT_WORK(&rdev->rfkill_block, cfg80211_rfkill_block_work);
 	INIT_WORK(&rdev->conn_work, cfg80211_conn_work);
 	INIT_WORK(&rdev->event_work, cfg80211_event_work);