diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3vf/hclgevf_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3vf/hclgevf_main.c
index 8c3d4fceaa8c..e12e81f5de85 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3vf/hclgevf_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3vf/hclgevf_main.c
@@ -2278,6 +2278,8 @@ static void hclgevf_state_init(struct hclgevf_dev *hdev)
 	clear_bit(HCLGEVF_STATE_RST_FAIL, &hdev->state);
 
 	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&hdev->service_task, hclgevf_service_task);
+	/* timer needs to be initialized before misc irq */
+	timer_setup(&hdev->reset_timer, hclgevf_reset_timer, 0);
 
 	mutex_init(&hdev->mbx_resp.mbx_mutex);
 	sema_init(&hdev->reset_sem, 1);
@@ -2974,7 +2976,6 @@ static int hclgevf_init_hdev(struct hclgevf_dev *hdev)
 		 HCLGEVF_DRIVER_NAME);
 
 	hclgevf_task_schedule(hdev, round_jiffies_relative(HZ));
-	timer_setup(&hdev->reset_timer, hclgevf_reset_timer, 0);
 
 	return 0;