diff --git a/net/neuron/channel/ch_haven_recv.c b/net/neuron/channel/ch_haven_recv.c
index 1422491b9bde..2359343fa009 100644
--- a/net/neuron/channel/ch_haven_recv.c
+++ b/net/neuron/channel/ch_haven_recv.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
-/* Copyright (c) 2020 The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved. */
+/* Copyright (c) 2020-2021 The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved. */
 
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/interrupt.h>
@@ -479,6 +479,7 @@ static int channel_hh_probe(struct neuron_channel *cdev)
 	if (!priv)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	priv->dev = cdev;
+	init_waitqueue_head(&priv->wait_q);
 
 	ret = of_property_read_u32(node, "haven-label", &priv->haven_label);
 	if (ret) {
@@ -507,8 +508,6 @@ static int channel_hh_probe(struct neuron_channel *cdev)
 		dev_err(dev, "failed to get haven rx dbl %d\n", ret);
 		goto fail_rx_dbl;
 	}
-
-	init_waitqueue_head(&priv->wait_q);
 	/* Start the thread for syncing with the sender. */
 	priv->sync_thread = kthread_run(channel_sync_thread, priv,
 					"recv_sync_thread");
diff --git a/net/neuron/channel/ch_haven_send.c b/net/neuron/channel/ch_haven_send.c
index 37ab21e15495..d0bd569b789b 100644
--- a/net/neuron/channel/ch_haven_send.c
+++ b/net/neuron/channel/ch_haven_send.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
-/* Copyright (c) 2020 The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved. */
+/* Copyright (c) 2020-2021 The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved. */
 
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/interrupt.h>
@@ -464,6 +464,7 @@ static int channel_hh_probe(struct neuron_channel *cdev)
 	if (!priv)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	priv->dev = cdev;
+	init_waitqueue_head(&priv->wait_q);
 
 	ret = of_property_read_u32(node, "haven-label", &priv->haven_label);
 	if (ret) {
@@ -490,8 +491,6 @@ static int channel_hh_probe(struct neuron_channel *cdev)
 		dev_err(dev, "failed to get haven rx dbl %d\n", ret);
 		goto fail_rx_dbl;
 	}
-
-	init_waitqueue_head(&priv->wait_q);
 	/* Start the thread for syncing with the receiver. */
 	priv->sync_thread = kthread_run(channel_sync_thread, priv,
 					"send_sync_thread");