diff --git a/drivers/staging/fbtft/fbtft-core.c b/drivers/staging/fbtft/fbtft-core.c
index 60b2278d8b16..ebf4e8ce4de9 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/fbtft/fbtft-core.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/fbtft/fbtft-core.c
@@ -655,7 +655,6 @@ struct fb_info *fbtft_framebuffer_alloc(struct fbtft_display *display,
 	fbdefio->delay =            HZ / fps;
 	fbdefio->sort_pagereflist = true;
 	fbdefio->deferred_io =      fbtft_deferred_io;
-	fb_deferred_io_init(info);
 
 	snprintf(info->fix.id, sizeof(info->fix.id), "%s", dev->driver->name);
 	info->fix.type =           FB_TYPE_PACKED_PIXELS;
@@ -666,6 +665,7 @@ struct fb_info *fbtft_framebuffer_alloc(struct fbtft_display *display,
 	info->fix.line_length =    width * bpp / 8;
 	info->fix.accel =          FB_ACCEL_NONE;
 	info->fix.smem_len =       vmem_size;
+	fb_deferred_io_init(info);
 
 	info->var.rotate =         pdata->rotate;
 	info->var.xres =           width;