diff --git a/drivers/scsi/mpi3mr/mpi3mr_fw.c b/drivers/scsi/mpi3mr/mpi3mr_fw.c
index 758f7ca9e0ee..25ac3bc597f5 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/mpi3mr/mpi3mr_fw.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/mpi3mr/mpi3mr_fw.c
@@ -2597,14 +2597,12 @@ static int mpi3mr_setup_admin_qpair(struct mpi3mr_ioc *mrioc)
 	mrioc->num_admin_req = mrioc->admin_req_q_sz /
 	    MPI3MR_ADMIN_REQ_FRAME_SZ;
 	mrioc->admin_req_ci = mrioc->admin_req_pi = 0;
-	mrioc->admin_req_base = NULL;
 
 	mrioc->admin_reply_q_sz = MPI3MR_ADMIN_REPLY_Q_SIZE;
 	mrioc->num_admin_replies = mrioc->admin_reply_q_sz /
 	    MPI3MR_ADMIN_REPLY_FRAME_SZ;
 	mrioc->admin_reply_ci = 0;
 	mrioc->admin_reply_ephase = 1;
-	mrioc->admin_reply_base = NULL;
 
 	if (!mrioc->admin_req_base) {
 		mrioc->admin_req_base = dma_alloc_coherent(&mrioc->pdev->dev,