diff --git a/fs/9p/vfs_super.c b/fs/9p/vfs_super.c
index 0a1c4f7cb001..431f24938a1d 100644
--- a/fs/9p/vfs_super.c
+++ b/fs/9p/vfs_super.c
@@ -312,6 +312,9 @@ static int v9fs_init_fs_context(struct fs_context *fc)
 	if (!ctx)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
+	fc->ops = &v9fs_context_ops;
+	fc->fs_private = ctx;
+
 	/* initialize core options */
 	ctx->session_opts.afid = ~0;
 	ctx->session_opts.cache = CACHE_NONE;
@@ -345,9 +348,6 @@ static int v9fs_init_fs_context(struct fs_context *fc)
 	ctx->rdma_opts.timeout = P9_RDMA_TIMEOUT;
 	ctx->rdma_opts.privport = false;
 
-	fc->ops = &v9fs_context_ops;
-	fc->fs_private = ctx;
-
 	return 0;
 error:
 	fc->need_free = 1;