diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qedf/qedf_main.c b/drivers/scsi/qedf/qedf_main.c
index 94ee08fab46a..9a256dbddaf5 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qedf/qedf_main.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qedf/qedf_main.c
@@ -1862,6 +1862,7 @@ static int qedf_vport_create(struct fc_vport *vport, bool disabled)
 	vport_qedf->cmd_mgr = base_qedf->cmd_mgr;
 	init_completion(&vport_qedf->flogi_compl);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&vport_qedf->fcports);
+	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&vport_qedf->stag_work, qedf_stag_change_work);
 
 	rc = qedf_vport_libfc_config(vport, vn_port);
 	if (rc) {