diff --git a/fs/kernfs/mount.c b/fs/kernfs/mount.c
index 5019058e0f6a..610267585f8f 100644
--- a/fs/kernfs/mount.c
+++ b/fs/kernfs/mount.c
@@ -320,6 +320,7 @@ struct dentry *kernfs_mount_ns(struct file_system_type *fs_type, int flags,
 
 	info->root = root;
 	info->ns = ns;
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&info->node);
 
 	sb = sget_userns(fs_type, kernfs_test_super, kernfs_set_super, flags,
 			 &init_user_ns, info);