diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/cmd.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/cmd.c
index 1d5263c46eee..a1057efa2294 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/cmd.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/cmd.c
@@ -813,7 +813,6 @@ static void cmd_work_handler(struct work_struct *work)
 	}
 
 	cmd->ent_arr[ent->idx] = ent;
-	set_bit(MLX5_CMD_ENT_STATE_PENDING_COMP, &ent->state);
 	lay = get_inst(cmd, ent->idx);
 	ent->lay = lay;
 	memset(lay, 0, sizeof(*lay));
@@ -835,6 +834,7 @@ static void cmd_work_handler(struct work_struct *work)
 
 	if (ent->callback)
 		schedule_delayed_work(&ent->cb_timeout_work, cb_timeout);
+	set_bit(MLX5_CMD_ENT_STATE_PENDING_COMP, &ent->state);
 
 	/* Skip sending command to fw if internal error */
 	if (pci_channel_offline(dev->pdev) ||