diff --git a/drivers/net/ipa/ipa_cmd.c b/drivers/net/ipa/ipa_cmd.c
index abee6cc018a2..de2cd86aa9e2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ipa/ipa_cmd.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ipa/ipa_cmd.c
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ bool ipa_cmd_table_init_valid(struct ipa *ipa, const struct ipa_mem *mem,
 }
 
 /* Validate the memory region that holds headers */
-static bool ipa_cmd_header_valid(struct ipa *ipa)
+static bool ipa_cmd_header_init_local_valid(struct ipa *ipa)
 {
 	struct device *dev = &ipa->pdev->dev;
 	const struct ipa_mem *mem;
@@ -318,26 +318,11 @@ static bool ipa_cmd_register_write_valid(struct ipa *ipa)
 	return true;
 }
 
-bool ipa_cmd_data_valid(struct ipa *ipa)
-{
-	if (!ipa_cmd_header_valid(ipa))
-		return false;
-
-	if (!ipa_cmd_register_write_valid(ipa))
-		return false;
-
-	return true;
-}
-
-
 int ipa_cmd_pool_init(struct gsi_channel *channel, u32 tre_max)
 {
 	struct gsi_trans_info *trans_info = &channel->trans_info;
 	struct device *dev = channel->gsi->dev;
 
-	/* This is as good a place as any to validate build constants */
-	ipa_cmd_validate_build();
-
 	/* Command payloads are allocated one at a time, but a single
 	 * transaction can require up to the maximum supported by the
 	 * channel; treat them as if they were allocated all at once.
@@ -637,3 +622,17 @@ struct gsi_trans *ipa_cmd_trans_alloc(struct ipa *ipa, u32 tre_count)
 	return gsi_channel_trans_alloc(&ipa->gsi, endpoint->channel_id,
 				       tre_count, DMA_NONE);
 }
+
+/* Init function for immediate commands; there is no ipa_cmd_exit() */
+int ipa_cmd_init(struct ipa *ipa)
+{
+	ipa_cmd_validate_build();
+
+	if (!ipa_cmd_header_init_local_valid(ipa))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	if (!ipa_cmd_register_write_valid(ipa))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/drivers/net/ipa/ipa_cmd.h b/drivers/net/ipa/ipa_cmd.h
index d03cc619e2c3..e2cf1c2b0ef2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ipa/ipa_cmd.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ipa/ipa_cmd.h
@@ -162,4 +162,14 @@ void ipa_cmd_pipeline_clear_wait(struct ipa *ipa);
  */
 struct gsi_trans *ipa_cmd_trans_alloc(struct ipa *ipa, u32 tre_count);
 
+/**
+ * ipa_cmd_init() - Initialize IPA immediate commands
+ * @ipa:	- IPA pointer
+ *
+ * Return:	0 if successful, or a negative error code
+ *
+ * There is no need for a matching ipa_cmd_exit() function.
+ */
+int ipa_cmd_init(struct ipa *ipa);
+
 #endif /* _IPA_CMD_H_ */
diff --git a/drivers/net/ipa/ipa_mem.c b/drivers/net/ipa/ipa_mem.c
index f84c6830495a..2238dac2af07 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ipa/ipa_mem.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ipa/ipa_mem.c
@@ -370,10 +370,6 @@ int ipa_mem_config(struct ipa *ipa)
 	if (!ipa_table_valid(ipa))
 		goto err_dma_free;
 
-	/* Validate memory-related properties relevant to immediate commands */
-	if (!ipa_cmd_data_valid(ipa))
-		goto err_dma_free;
-
 	/* Verify the microcontroller ring alignment (if defined) */
 	mem = ipa_mem_find(ipa, IPA_MEM_UC_EVENT_RING);
 	if (mem && mem->offset % 1024) {