diff --git a/include/linux/plist.h b/include/linux/plist.h
index 85de2f055874571ad18f14e7b627f6a6156069ae..45926d77d6ac8241ae045ebba4e310ed109d47dd 100644
--- a/include/linux/plist.h
+++ b/include/linux/plist.h
@@ -96,6 +96,10 @@ struct plist_node {
 # define PLIST_HEAD_LOCK_INIT(_lock)
 #endif
 
+#define _PLIST_HEAD_INIT(head)				\
+	.prio_list = LIST_HEAD_INIT((head).prio_list),	\
+	.node_list = LIST_HEAD_INIT((head).node_list)
+
 /**
  * PLIST_HEAD_INIT - static struct plist_head initializer
  * @head:	struct plist_head variable name
@@ -103,8 +107,7 @@ struct plist_node {
  */
 #define PLIST_HEAD_INIT(head, _lock)			\
 {							\
-	.prio_list = LIST_HEAD_INIT((head).prio_list),	\
-	.node_list = LIST_HEAD_INIT((head).node_list),	\
+        _PLIST_HEAD_INIT(head),                         \
 	PLIST_HEAD_LOCK_INIT(&(_lock))			\
 }
 
@@ -116,7 +119,7 @@ struct plist_node {
 #define PLIST_NODE_INIT(node, __prio)			\
 {							\
 	.prio  = (__prio),				\
-	.plist = PLIST_HEAD_INIT((node).plist, NULL),	\
+	.plist = { _PLIST_HEAD_INIT((node).plist) }, 	\
 }
 
 /**