diff --git a/drivers/block/tegra_virt_storage/tegra_hv_vblk.c b/drivers/block/tegra_virt_storage/tegra_hv_vblk.c
index 9d220de2..1d121733 100644
--- a/drivers/block/tegra_virt_storage/tegra_hv_vblk.c
+++ b/drivers/block/tegra_virt_storage/tegra_hv_vblk.c
@@ -1427,6 +1427,9 @@ static int tegra_hv_vblk_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	/* creating and initializing the an internal request list */
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&vblkdev->req_list);
 
+	/* Create timers for each request going to storage server*/
+	tegra_create_timers(vblkdev);
+
 	if (devm_request_irq(vblkdev->device, vblkdev->ivck->irq,
 		ivc_irq_handler, 0, "vblk", vblkdev)) {
 		dev_err(dev, "Failed to request irq %d\n", vblkdev->ivck->irq);
@@ -1444,9 +1447,6 @@ static int tegra_hv_vblk_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	}
 	mutex_unlock(&vblkdev->ivc_lock);
 
-	/* Create timers for each request going to storage server*/
-	tegra_create_timers(vblkdev);
-
 	return 0;
 
 free_wq: