diff --git a/tools/perf/util/callchain.h b/tools/perf/util/callchain.h
index 6e9b5f2099e191d2ace7697559920d2a377cf9d8..8ac8f043004c792c4f265049ec85c1fcc4c3225a 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/callchain.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/callchain.h
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ extern __thread struct callchain_cursor callchain_cursor;
 static inline void callchain_init(struct callchain_root *root)
 {
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&root->node.val);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&root->node.parent_val);
 
 	root->node.parent = NULL;
 	root->node.hit = 0;