diff --git a/drivers/scsi/fcoe/fc_transport_fcoe.c b/drivers/scsi/fcoe/fc_transport_fcoe.c
index 847453a70c62..8862758006c0 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/fcoe/fc_transport_fcoe.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/fcoe/fc_transport_fcoe.c
@@ -258,9 +258,6 @@ int fcoe_transport_register(struct fcoe_transport *t)
 	list_add_tail(&t->list, &fcoe_transports);
 	mutex_unlock(&fcoe_transports_lock);
 
-	mutex_init(&t->devlock);
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&t->devlist);
-
 	printk(KERN_DEBUG "fcoe_transport_register:%s\n", t->name);
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/fcoe/fcoe_sw.c b/drivers/scsi/fcoe/fcoe_sw.c
index f667dce1bbba..37d359db1648 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/fcoe/fcoe_sw.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/fcoe/fcoe_sw.c
@@ -467,10 +467,15 @@ int __init fcoe_sw_init(void)
 	/* attach to scsi transport */
 	scsi_transport_fcoe_sw =
 		fc_attach_transport(&fcoe_sw_transport_function);
+
 	if (!scsi_transport_fcoe_sw) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR "fcoe_sw_init:fc_attach_transport() failed\n");
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}
+
+	mutex_init(&fcoe_sw_transport.devlock);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&fcoe_sw_transport.devlist);
+
 	/* register sw transport */
 	fcoe_transport_register(&fcoe_sw_transport);
 	return 0;