diff --git a/drivers/misc/mei/amthif.c b/drivers/misc/mei/amthif.c
index 88e6aa0f6b4e..7199e8369f1e 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/mei/amthif.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/mei/amthif.c
@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@ int mei_amthif_host_init(struct mei_device *dev)
 	unsigned char *msg_buf;
 	int ret, i;
 
+	dev->iamthif_state = MEI_IAMTHIF_IDLE;
+
 	mei_cl_init(cl, dev);
 
 	i = mei_me_cl_by_uuid(dev, &mei_amthif_guid);
diff --git a/drivers/misc/mei/init.c b/drivers/misc/mei/init.c
index 9e4011ef8508..70fad4ea474c 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/mei/init.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/mei/init.c
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@ struct mei_device *mei_device_init(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 	init_waitqueue_head(&dev->wait_recvd_msg);
 	init_waitqueue_head(&dev->wait_stop_wd);
 	dev->dev_state = MEI_DEV_INITIALIZING;
-	dev->iamthif_state = MEI_IAMTHIF_IDLE;
 
 	mei_io_list_init(&dev->read_list);
 	mei_io_list_init(&dev->write_list);