diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/i40iw/i40iw_verbs.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/i40iw/i40iw_verbs.c
index 39398dd074d6..c1021b4afb41 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/i40iw/i40iw_verbs.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/i40iw/i40iw_verbs.c
@@ -631,6 +631,7 @@ static struct ib_qp *i40iw_create_qp(struct ib_pd *ibpd,
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
 	iwqp = (struct i40iw_qp *)mem;
+	iwqp->allocated_buffer = mem;
 	qp = &iwqp->sc_qp;
 	qp->back_qp = (void *)iwqp;
 	qp->push_idx = I40IW_INVALID_PUSH_PAGE_INDEX;
@@ -659,7 +660,6 @@ static struct ib_qp *i40iw_create_qp(struct ib_pd *ibpd,
 		goto error;
 	}
 
-	iwqp->allocated_buffer = mem;
 	iwqp->iwdev = iwdev;
 	iwqp->iwpd = iwpd;
 	iwqp->ibqp.qp_num = qp_num;