diff --git a/drivers/net/wwan/iosm/iosm_ipc_wwan.c b/drivers/net/wwan/iosm/iosm_ipc_wwan.c
index b571d9cedba4..92f064a8f837 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wwan/iosm/iosm_ipc_wwan.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wwan/iosm/iosm_ipc_wwan.c
@@ -322,15 +322,16 @@ struct iosm_wwan *ipc_wwan_init(struct iosm_imem *ipc_imem, struct device *dev)
 	ipc_wwan->dev = dev;
 	ipc_wwan->ipc_imem = ipc_imem;
 
+	mutex_init(&ipc_wwan->if_mutex);
+
 	/* WWAN core will create a netdev for the default IP MUX channel */
 	if (wwan_register_ops(ipc_wwan->dev, &iosm_wwan_ops, ipc_wwan,
 			      IP_MUX_SESSION_DEFAULT)) {
+		mutex_destroy(&ipc_wwan->if_mutex);
 		kfree(ipc_wwan);
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
-	mutex_init(&ipc_wwan->if_mutex);
-
 	return ipc_wwan;
 }