diff --git a/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport.c b/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport.c
index 3e5513934c9f..3954d3be9083 100644
--- a/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport.c
+++ b/net/vmw_vsock/virtio_transport.c
@@ -622,6 +622,9 @@ static int virtio_vsock_probe(struct virtio_device *vdev)
 	INIT_WORK(&vsock->event_work, virtio_transport_event_work);
 	INIT_WORK(&vsock->send_pkt_work, virtio_transport_send_pkt_work);
 
+	if (virtio_has_feature(vdev, VIRTIO_VSOCK_F_SEQPACKET))
+		vsock->seqpacket_allow = true;
+
 	vdev->priv = vsock;
 
 	mutex_lock(&vsock->tx_lock);
@@ -638,9 +641,6 @@ static int virtio_vsock_probe(struct virtio_device *vdev)
 	vsock->event_run = true;
 	mutex_unlock(&vsock->event_lock);
 
-	if (virtio_has_feature(vdev, VIRTIO_VSOCK_F_SEQPACKET))
-		vsock->seqpacket_allow = true;
-
 	rcu_assign_pointer(the_virtio_vsock, vsock);
 
 	mutex_unlock(&the_virtio_vsock_mutex);