diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_os.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_os.c
index 8982978c42fdfa4f780bf454bac3e8f8d4de0507..7aec93f9d4231689b33ce9c450629904f3432807 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_os.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_os.c
@@ -1325,6 +1325,8 @@ int qla2x00_probe_one(struct pci_dev *pdev, struct qla_board_info *brd_info)
 	ha->brd_info = brd_info;
 	sprintf(ha->host_str, "%s_%ld", ha->brd_info->drv_name, ha->host_no);
 
+	ha->dpc_pid = -1;
+
 	/* Configure PCI I/O space */
 	ret = qla2x00_iospace_config(ha);
 	if (ret)
@@ -1448,7 +1450,6 @@ int qla2x00_probe_one(struct pci_dev *pdev, struct qla_board_info *brd_info)
 	 */
 	spin_lock_init(&ha->mbx_reg_lock);
 
-	ha->dpc_pid = -1;
 	init_completion(&ha->dpc_inited);
 	init_completion(&ha->dpc_exited);