diff --git a/drivers/scsi/cxlflash/common.h b/drivers/scsi/cxlflash/common.h
index e95e5a516b5e..6d95e8e147e0 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/cxlflash/common.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/cxlflash/common.h
@@ -178,13 +178,20 @@ static inline struct afu_cmd *sc_to_afuc(struct scsi_cmnd *sc)
 	return PTR_ALIGN(scsi_cmd_priv(sc), __alignof__(struct afu_cmd));
 }
 
+static inline struct afu_cmd *sc_to_afuci(struct scsi_cmnd *sc)
+{
+	struct afu_cmd *afuc = sc_to_afuc(sc);
+
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&afuc->queue);
+	return afuc;
+}
+
 static inline struct afu_cmd *sc_to_afucz(struct scsi_cmnd *sc)
 {
 	struct afu_cmd *afuc = sc_to_afuc(sc);
 
 	memset(afuc, 0, sizeof(*afuc));
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&afuc->queue);
-	return afuc;
+	return sc_to_afuci(sc);
 }
 
 struct hwq {
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/cxlflash/main.c b/drivers/scsi/cxlflash/main.c
index 0cce442c260a..43389825299a 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/cxlflash/main.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/cxlflash/main.c
@@ -543,7 +543,7 @@ static int cxlflash_queuecommand(struct Scsi_Host *host, struct scsi_cmnd *scp)
 	struct cxlflash_cfg *cfg = shost_priv(host);
 	struct afu *afu = cfg->afu;
 	struct device *dev = &cfg->dev->dev;
-	struct afu_cmd *cmd = sc_to_afucz(scp);
+	struct afu_cmd *cmd = sc_to_afuci(scp);
 	struct scatterlist *sg = scsi_sglist(scp);
 	int hwq_index = cmd_to_target_hwq(host, scp, afu);
 	struct hwq *hwq = get_hwq(afu, hwq_index);