diff --git a/src/vulkan/wsi/wsi_common_wayland.c b/src/vulkan/wsi/wsi_common_wayland.c
index 2b529397aa4..6f8fc44c43d 100644
--- a/src/vulkan/wsi/wsi_common_wayland.c
+++ b/src/vulkan/wsi/wsi_common_wayland.c
@@ -2262,6 +2262,8 @@ wsi_wl_surface_create_swapchain(VkIcdSurfaceBase *icd_surface,
    if (chain == NULL)
       return VK_ERROR_OUT_OF_HOST_MEMORY;
 
+   wl_list_init(&chain->present_ids.outstanding_list);
+
    /* We are taking ownership of the wsi_wl_surface, so remove ownership from
     * oldSwapchain. If the surface is currently owned by a swapchain that is
     * not oldSwapchain we return an error.
@@ -2397,8 +2399,6 @@ wsi_wl_surface_create_swapchain(VkIcdSurfaceBase *icd_surface,
    }
    pthread_mutex_init(&chain->present_ids.lock, NULL);
 
-   wl_list_init(&chain->present_ids.outstanding_list);
-
    char *queue_name = vk_asprintf(pAllocator,
                                   VK_SYSTEM_ALLOCATION_SCOPE_OBJECT,
                                   "mesa vk surface %d swapchain %d queue",