diff --git a/kernel/sched/wait_bit.c b/kernel/sched/wait_bit.c
index 45eba18a2898..02ce292b9bc0 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/wait_bit.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/wait_bit.c
@@ -179,6 +179,7 @@ void init_wait_var_entry(struct wait_bit_queue_entry *wbq_entry, void *var, int
 			.bit_nr = -1,
 		},
 		.wq_entry = {
+			.flags	 = flags,
 			.private = current,
 			.func	 = var_wake_function,
 			.entry	 = LIST_HEAD_INIT(wbq_entry->wq_entry.entry),