diff --git a/drivers/scsi/isci/init.c b/drivers/scsi/isci/init.c
index 68b90c4f79a3..1727d0c71b12 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/isci/init.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/isci/init.c
@@ -576,6 +576,13 @@ static struct isci_host *isci_host_alloc(struct pci_dev *pdev, int id)
 	shost->max_lun = ~0;
 	shost->max_cmd_len = MAX_COMMAND_SIZE;
 
+	/* turn on DIF support */
+	scsi_host_set_prot(shost,
+			   SHOST_DIF_TYPE1_PROTECTION |
+			   SHOST_DIF_TYPE2_PROTECTION |
+			   SHOST_DIF_TYPE3_PROTECTION);
+	scsi_host_set_guard(shost, SHOST_DIX_GUARD_CRC);
+
 	err = scsi_add_host(shost, &pdev->dev);
 	if (err)
 		goto err_shost;
@@ -663,13 +670,6 @@ static int isci_pci_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *id)
 			goto err_host_alloc;
 		}
 		pci_info->hosts[i] = h;
-
-		/* turn on DIF support */
-		scsi_host_set_prot(to_shost(h),
-				   SHOST_DIF_TYPE1_PROTECTION |
-				   SHOST_DIF_TYPE2_PROTECTION |
-				   SHOST_DIF_TYPE3_PROTECTION);
-		scsi_host_set_guard(to_shost(h), SHOST_DIX_GUARD_CRC);
 	}
 
 	err = isci_setup_interrupts(pdev);