diff --git a/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci.c b/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci.c
index 89e451615729a..706de3ef94bbf 100644
--- a/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci.c
+++ b/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci.c
@@ -161,8 +161,6 @@ static void vfio_pci_probe_mmaps(struct vfio_pci_device *vdev)
 	int i;
 	struct vfio_pci_dummy_resource *dummy_res;
 
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&vdev->dummy_resources_list);
-
 	for (i = 0; i < PCI_STD_NUM_BARS; i++) {
 		int bar = i + PCI_STD_RESOURCES;
 
@@ -1966,6 +1964,7 @@ static int vfio_pci_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *id)
 	mutex_init(&vdev->igate);
 	spin_lock_init(&vdev->irqlock);
 	mutex_init(&vdev->ioeventfds_lock);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&vdev->dummy_resources_list);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&vdev->ioeventfds_list);
 	mutex_init(&vdev->vma_lock);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&vdev->vma_list);