diff --git a/drivers/scsi/libfc/fc_fcp.c b/drivers/scsi/libfc/fc_fcp.c
index 221875ec3d7c64de19c4f6404961be441fb16f34..f607314810accf03b38bee7b1f36fde6d4c2da9f 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/libfc/fc_fcp.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/libfc/fc_fcp.c
@@ -155,6 +155,7 @@ static struct fc_fcp_pkt *fc_fcp_pkt_alloc(struct fc_lport *lport, gfp_t gfp)
 		fsp->xfer_ddp = FC_XID_UNKNOWN;
 		atomic_set(&fsp->ref_cnt, 1);
 		init_timer(&fsp->timer);
+		fsp->timer.data = (unsigned long)fsp;
 		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&fsp->list);
 		spin_lock_init(&fsp->scsi_pkt_lock);
 	}
@@ -1850,9 +1851,6 @@ int fc_queuecommand(struct Scsi_Host *shost, struct scsi_cmnd *sc_cmd)
 	}
 	put_cpu();
 
-	init_timer(&fsp->timer);
-	fsp->timer.data = (unsigned long)fsp;
-
 	/*
 	 * send it to the lower layer
 	 * if we get -1 return then put the request in the pending