diff --git a/src/freedreno/vulkan/tu_autotune.c b/src/freedreno/vulkan/tu_autotune.c
index 3faafa73ff3..81fbbd3c7cb 100644
--- a/src/freedreno/vulkan/tu_autotune.c
+++ b/src/freedreno/vulkan/tu_autotune.c
@@ -107,11 +107,11 @@ create_submission_data(struct tu_device *dev, struct tu_autotune *at,
       list_del(&submission_data->node);
    } else {
       submission_data = calloc(1, sizeof(struct tu_submission_data));
+      tu_cs_init(&submission_data->fence_cs, dev, TU_CS_MODE_GROW, 5);
    }
    submission_data->fence = fence;
 
    struct tu_cs* fence_cs = &submission_data->fence_cs;
-   tu_cs_init(fence_cs, dev, TU_CS_MODE_GROW, 5);
    tu_cs_begin(fence_cs);
 
    tu_cs_emit_pkt7(fence_cs, CP_EVENT_WRITE, 4);