diff --git a/drivers/remoteproc/imx_rproc.c b/drivers/remoteproc/imx_rproc.c
index ac32b46b4e0f..d68d4b22f528 100644
--- a/drivers/remoteproc/imx_rproc.c
+++ b/drivers/remoteproc/imx_rproc.c
@@ -1134,6 +1134,8 @@ static int imx_rproc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		goto err_put_rproc;
 	}
 
+	INIT_WORK(&priv->rproc_work, imx_rproc_vq_work);
+
 	ret = imx_rproc_xtr_mbox_init(rproc);
 	if (ret)
 		goto err_put_wkq;
@@ -1152,8 +1154,6 @@ static int imx_rproc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (ret)
 		goto err_put_scu;
 
-	INIT_WORK(&priv->rproc_work, imx_rproc_vq_work);
-
 	if (rproc->state != RPROC_DETACHED)
 		rproc->auto_boot = of_property_read_bool(np, "fsl,auto-boot");