diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-cp2112.c b/drivers/hid/hid-cp2112.c
index f2ff244c6b10..648201b6c624 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/hid-cp2112.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/hid-cp2112.c
@@ -1156,8 +1156,6 @@ static unsigned int cp2112_gpio_irq_startup(struct irq_data *d)
 	struct gpio_chip *gc = irq_data_get_irq_chip_data(d);
 	struct cp2112_device *dev = gpiochip_get_data(gc);
 
-	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&dev->gpio_poll_worker, cp2112_gpio_poll_callback);
-
 	if (!dev->gpio_poll) {
 		dev->gpio_poll = true;
 		schedule_delayed_work(&dev->gpio_poll_worker, 0);
@@ -1353,6 +1351,8 @@ static int cp2112_probe(struct hid_device *hdev, const struct hid_device_id *id)
 	girq->default_type = IRQ_TYPE_NONE;
 	girq->handler = handle_simple_irq;
 
+	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&dev->gpio_poll_worker, cp2112_gpio_poll_callback);
+
 	ret = gpiochip_add_data(&dev->gc, dev);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		hid_err(hdev, "error registering gpio chip\n");