diff --git a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_msghandler.c b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_msghandler.c
index 0aa5d608fe6f539aa6eb2bbb84ba7e52e3dbc05a..843d34c8627c38d3a72889557f216513bc9fe638 100644
--- a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_msghandler.c
+++ b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_msghandler.c
@@ -3428,6 +3428,7 @@ struct ipmi_recv_msg *ipmi_alloc_recv_msg(void)
 
 	rv = kmalloc(sizeof(struct ipmi_recv_msg), GFP_ATOMIC);
 	if (rv) {
+		rv->user = NULL;
 		rv->done = free_recv_msg;
 		atomic_inc(&recv_msg_inuse_count);
 	}