if (unlikely(ctrl->kato == 0))
                return;
 
-       INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&ctrl->ka_work, nvme_keep_alive_work);
-       memset(&ctrl->ka_cmd, 0, sizeof(ctrl->ka_cmd));
-       ctrl->ka_cmd.common.opcode = nvme_admin_keep_alive;
        schedule_delayed_work(&ctrl->ka_work, ctrl->kato * HZ);
 }
 
        INIT_WORK(&ctrl->fw_act_work, nvme_fw_act_work);
        INIT_WORK(&ctrl->delete_work, nvme_delete_ctrl_work);
 
+       INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&ctrl->ka_work, nvme_keep_alive_work);
+       memset(&ctrl->ka_cmd, 0, sizeof(ctrl->ka_cmd));
+       ctrl->ka_cmd.common.opcode = nvme_admin_keep_alive;
+
        ret = ida_simple_get(&nvme_instance_ida, 0, 0, GFP_KERNEL);
        if (ret < 0)
                goto out;