diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_vm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_vm.c
index 5e636c6e5a51..660e387f36fc 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_vm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_vm.c
@@ -1765,10 +1765,8 @@ struct xe_vm *xe_vm_create(struct xe_device *xe, u32 flags, struct xe_file *xef)
 			vm->batch_invalidate_tlb = true;
 		}
 
-		if (vm->flags & XE_VM_FLAG_LR_MODE) {
-			INIT_WORK(&vm->preempt.rebind_work, preempt_rebind_work_func);
+		if (vm->flags & XE_VM_FLAG_LR_MODE)
 			vm->batch_invalidate_tlb = false;
-		}
 
 		/* Fill pt_root after allocating scratch tables */
 		for_each_tile(tile, xe, id) {