diff --git a/hw/virtio/virtio-crypto.c b/hw/virtio/virtio-crypto.c
index bbe8aa4b99c7..5034768bff05 100644
--- a/hw/virtio/virtio-crypto.c
+++ b/hw/virtio/virtio-crypto.c
@@ -205,6 +205,7 @@ virtio_crypto_create_asym_session(VirtIOCrypto *vcrypto,
     int queue_index;
     uint32_t algo, keytype, keylen;
 
+    sreq->info.op_code = opcode;
     algo = ldl_le_p(&sess_req->para.algo);
     keytype = ldl_le_p(&sess_req->para.keytype);
     keylen = ldl_le_p(&sess_req->para.keylen);
@@ -224,7 +225,6 @@ virtio_crypto_create_asym_session(VirtIOCrypto *vcrypto,
         iov_discard_front(&iov, &out_num, keylen);
     }
 
-    sreq->info.op_code = opcode;
     asym_info = &sreq->info.u.asym_sess_info;
     asym_info->algo = algo;
     asym_info->keytype = keytype;