diff --git a/sound/soc/sof/core.c b/sound/soc/sof/core.c
index 6be4f159ee35..9cbf7d72ae92 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sof/core.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sof/core.c
@@ -325,9 +325,6 @@ int snd_sof_device_probe(struct device *dev, struct snd_sof_pdata *plat_data)
 	spin_lock_init(&sdev->hw_lock);
 	mutex_init(&sdev->power_state_access);
 
-	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_SND_SOC_SOF_PROBE_WORK_QUEUE))
-		INIT_WORK(&sdev->probe_work, sof_probe_work);
-
 	/* set default timeouts if none provided */
 	if (plat_data->desc->ipc_timeout == 0)
 		sdev->ipc_timeout = TIMEOUT_DEFAULT_IPC_MS;
@@ -339,6 +336,7 @@ int snd_sof_device_probe(struct device *dev, struct snd_sof_pdata *plat_data)
 		sdev->boot_timeout = plat_data->desc->boot_timeout;
 
 	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_SND_SOC_SOF_PROBE_WORK_QUEUE)) {
+		INIT_WORK(&sdev->probe_work, sof_probe_work);
 		schedule_work(&sdev->probe_work);
 		return 0;
 	}