diff --git a/sys/dev/mpt/mpt.c b/sys/dev/mpt/mpt.c
index d186c85a7e3..2cd6a2ff686 100644
--- a/sys/dev/mpt/mpt.c
+++ b/sys/dev/mpt/mpt.c
@@ -1237,6 +1237,7 @@ retry:
 		req->state = REQ_STATE_ALLOCATED;
 		req->chain = NULL;
 		mpt_assign_serno(mpt, req);
+		mpt_callout_init(&req->callout);
 	} else if (sleep_ok != 0) {
 		mpt->getreqwaiter = 1;
 		mpt_sleep(mpt, &mpt->request_free_list, PUSER, "mptgreq", 0);
diff --git a/sys/dev/mpt/mpt.h b/sys/dev/mpt/mpt.h
index 52dbf1cd699..c8fb76c4cd6 100644
--- a/sys/dev/mpt/mpt.h
+++ b/sys/dev/mpt/mpt.h
@@ -844,8 +844,6 @@ mpt_sleep(struct mpt_softc *mpt, void *ident, int priority,
 	callout_reset(&(req)->callout, (ticks), (func), (arg));
 #define mpt_req_untimeout(req, func, arg) \
 	callout_stop(&(req)->callout)
-#define mpt_req_timeout_init(req) \
-	callout_init(&(req)->callout)
 
 #else
 #if 1
@@ -871,8 +869,6 @@ mpt_sleep(struct mpt_softc *mpt, void *ident, int priority,
 	callout_reset(&(req)->callout, (ticks), (func), (arg));
 #define mpt_req_untimeout(req, func, arg) \
 	callout_stop(&(req)->callout)
-#define mpt_req_timeout_init(req) \
-	callout_init(&(req)->callout, 1)
 
 #else
 
diff --git a/sys/dev/mpt/mpt_cam.c b/sys/dev/mpt/mpt_cam.c
index 1a1246abc1e..18aab4cd6c7 100644
--- a/sys/dev/mpt/mpt_cam.c
+++ b/sys/dev/mpt/mpt_cam.c
@@ -1636,8 +1636,6 @@ out:
 	if (ccb->ccb_h.timeout != CAM_TIME_INFINITY) {
 		mpt_req_timeout(req, (ccb->ccb_h.timeout * hz) / 1000,
 		    mpt_timeout, ccb);
-	} else {
-		mpt_req_timeout_init(req);
 	}
 	if (mpt->verbose > MPT_PRT_DEBUG) {
 		int nc = 0;
@@ -2037,8 +2035,6 @@ out:
 	if (ccb->ccb_h.timeout != CAM_TIME_INFINITY) {
 		mpt_req_timeout(req, (ccb->ccb_h.timeout * hz) / 1000,
 		    mpt_timeout, ccb);
-	} else {
-		mpt_req_timeout_init(req);
 	}
 	if (mpt->verbose > MPT_PRT_DEBUG) {
 		int nc = 0;