diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_iscsi.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_iscsi.c
index 79ca29e..448fd78 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_iscsi.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_iscsi.c
@@ -530,6 +530,12 @@
 	if (!zp)
 		return NULL;
 
+	zp->size = size;
+	zp->hiwat = hiwat;
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&zp->freequeue);
+	spin_lock_init(&zp->freelock);
+	atomic_set(&zp->allocated, 0);
+
 	zp->pool = mempool_create(max, mempool_zone_alloc_skb,
 				  mempool_zone_free_skb, zp);
 	if (!zp->pool) {
@@ -537,13 +543,6 @@
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
-	zp->size = size;
-	zp->hiwat = hiwat;
-
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&zp->freequeue);
-	spin_lock_init(&zp->freelock);
-	atomic_set(&zp->allocated, 0);
-
 	return zp;
 }