diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb_main.c
index 6e5cf490c01d..0f6a6cb7e98d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence/macb_main.c
@@ -3918,6 +3918,7 @@ static int macb_init(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	reg = gem_readl(bp, DCFG8);
 	bp->max_tuples = min((GEM_BFEXT(SCR2CMP, reg) / 3),
 			GEM_BFEXT(T2SCR, reg));
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&bp->rx_fs_list.list);
 	if (bp->max_tuples > 0) {
 		/* also needs one ethtype match to check IPv4 */
 		if (GEM_BFEXT(SCR2ETH, reg) > 0) {
@@ -3928,7 +3929,6 @@ static int macb_init(struct platform_device *pdev)
 			/* Filtering is supported in hw but don't enable it in kernel now */
 			dev->hw_features |= NETIF_F_NTUPLE;
 			/* init Rx flow definitions */
-			INIT_LIST_HEAD(&bp->rx_fs_list.list);
 			bp->rx_fs_list.count = 0;
 			spin_lock_init(&bp->rx_fs_lock);
 		} else