diff --git a/drivers/pci/endpoint/functions/pci-epf-test.c b/drivers/pci/endpoint/functions/pci-epf-test.c
index f0c4d0f77453..bf12354b18d5 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/endpoint/functions/pci-epf-test.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/endpoint/functions/pci-epf-test.c
@@ -151,10 +151,10 @@ static int pci_epf_test_data_transfer(struct pci_epf_test *epf_test,
 		return -EIO;
 	}
 
+	reinit_completion(&epf_test->transfer_complete);
 	tx->callback = pci_epf_test_dma_callback;
 	tx->callback_param = epf_test;
 	cookie = tx->tx_submit(tx);
-	reinit_completion(&epf_test->transfer_complete);
 
 	ret = dma_submit_error(cookie);
 	if (ret) {