diff --git a/net/sched/act_mirred.c b/net/sched/act_mirred.c
index 8bf66d0a6800006e070eacc77519257410696097..f767e78e38c9878add2d3371d7b974005255b81d 100644
--- a/net/sched/act_mirred.c
+++ b/net/sched/act_mirred.c
@@ -159,6 +159,9 @@ static int tcf_mirred_init(struct net *net, struct nlattr *nla,
 	}
 	m = to_mirred(*a);
 
+	if (ret == ACT_P_CREATED)
+		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&m->tcfm_list);
+
 	spin_lock_bh(&m->tcf_lock);
 	m->tcf_action = parm->action;
 	m->tcfm_eaction = parm->eaction;