diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_sriov.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_sriov.c
index 29cc6098807120aa3213f9f43704e01b55a6a120..ea88ac04ab9ade7c0929840f72f6d328218b37f8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_sriov.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_sriov.c
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ static inline void ixgbe_alloc_vf_macvlans(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter,
 	struct vf_macvlans *mv_list;
 	int num_vf_macvlans, i;
 
+	/* Initialize list of VF macvlans */
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&adapter->vf_mvs.l);
+
 	num_vf_macvlans = hw->mac.num_rar_entries -
 			  (IXGBE_MAX_PF_MACVLANS + 1 + num_vfs);
 	if (!num_vf_macvlans)
@@ -36,8 +39,6 @@ static inline void ixgbe_alloc_vf_macvlans(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter,
 	mv_list = kcalloc(num_vf_macvlans, sizeof(struct vf_macvlans),
 			  GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (mv_list) {
-		/* Initialize list of VF macvlans */
-		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&adapter->vf_mvs.l);
 		for (i = 0; i < num_vf_macvlans; i++) {
 			mv_list[i].vf = -1;
 			mv_list[i].free = true;