diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/cnic.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/cnic.c
index 57dc3cbff36e..155599dcee76 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/cnic.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/cnic.c
@@ -4096,12 +4096,16 @@ static int cnic_cm_alloc_mem(struct cnic_dev *dev)
 {
 	struct cnic_local *cp = dev->cnic_priv;
 	u32 port_id;
+	int i;
 
 	cp->csk_tbl = kvcalloc(MAX_CM_SK_TBL_SZ, sizeof(struct cnic_sock),
 			       GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!cp->csk_tbl)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
+	for (i = 0; i < MAX_CM_SK_TBL_SZ; i++)
+		atomic_set(&cp->csk_tbl[i].ref_count, 0);
+
 	port_id = prandom_u32();
 	port_id %= CNIC_LOCAL_PORT_RANGE;
 	if (cnic_init_id_tbl(&cp->csk_port_tbl, CNIC_LOCAL_PORT_RANGE,
@@ -5480,6 +5484,7 @@ static struct cnic_dev *cnic_alloc_dev(struct net_device *dev,
 	cdev->unregister_device = cnic_unregister_device;
 	cdev->iscsi_nl_msg_recv = cnic_iscsi_nl_msg_recv;
 	cdev->get_fc_npiv_tbl = cnic_get_fc_npiv_tbl;
+	atomic_set(&cdev->ref_count, 0);
 
 	cp = cdev->cnic_priv;
 	cp->dev = cdev;