diff --git a/drivers/block/nvme-core.c b/drivers/block/nvme-core.c
index ceb32dd52a6c..e23be20a3417 100644
--- a/drivers/block/nvme-core.c
+++ b/drivers/block/nvme-core.c
@@ -3003,6 +3003,7 @@ static int nvme_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *id)
 	}
 	get_device(dev->device);
 
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dev->node);
 	INIT_WORK(&dev->probe_work, nvme_async_probe);
 	schedule_work(&dev->probe_work);
 	return 0;