diff --git a/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci.c b/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci.c
index 5e23e4aa5b0a..c48e1d84efb6 100644
--- a/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci.c
+++ b/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci.c
@@ -118,8 +118,6 @@ static void vfio_pci_probe_mmaps(struct vfio_pci_device *vdev)
 	int bar;
 	struct vfio_pci_dummy_resource *dummy_res;
 
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&vdev->dummy_resources_list);
-
 	for (bar = PCI_STD_RESOURCES; bar <= PCI_STD_RESOURCE_END; bar++) {
 		res = vdev->pdev->resource + bar;
 
@@ -1522,6 +1520,7 @@ 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);