diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/exp_rcv.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/exp_rcv.c
index 08d13ed1b574..0af91675acc6 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/exp_rcv.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/exp_rcv.c
@@ -69,10 +69,6 @@ int hfi1_alloc_ctxt_rcv_groups(struct hfi1_ctxtdata *rcd)
 	struct tid_group *grp;
 	int i;
 
-	hfi1_exp_tid_group_init(&rcd->tid_group_list);
-	hfi1_exp_tid_group_init(&rcd->tid_used_list);
-	hfi1_exp_tid_group_init(&rcd->tid_full_list);
-
 	tidbase = rcd->expected_base;
 	for (i = 0; i < rcd->expected_count /
 		     dd->rcv_entries.group_size; i++) {
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/init.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/init.c
index 4a11d4da4c92..a00308ccf016 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/init.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hfi1/init.c
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@
 #include "aspm.h"
 #include "affinity.h"
 #include "vnic.h"
+#include "exp_rcv.h"
 
 #undef pr_fmt
 #define pr_fmt(fmt) DRIVER_NAME ": " fmt
@@ -221,6 +222,9 @@ struct hfi1_ctxtdata *hfi1_create_ctxtdata(struct hfi1_pportdata *ppd, u32 ctxt,
 		hfi1_cdbg(PROC, "setting up context %u\n", ctxt);
 
 		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&rcd->qp_wait_list);
+		hfi1_exp_tid_group_init(&rcd->tid_group_list);
+		hfi1_exp_tid_group_init(&rcd->tid_used_list);
+		hfi1_exp_tid_group_init(&rcd->tid_full_list);
 		rcd->ppd = ppd;
 		rcd->dd = dd;
 		__set_bit(0, rcd->in_use_ctxts);