diff --git a/net/core/net_namespace.c b/net/core/net_namespace.c
index c1d8aed8e5a8f304479251504bda3aa0b8242108..1934efd4a9d4986f3497abc40968fd08c91896b3 100644
--- a/net/core/net_namespace.c
+++ b/net/core/net_namespace.c
@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@ LIST_HEAD(net_namespace_list);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(net_namespace_list);
 
 struct net init_net = {
-	.dev_base_head = LIST_HEAD_INIT(init_net.dev_base_head),
+	.count		= ATOMIC_INIT(1),
+	.dev_base_head	= LIST_HEAD_INIT(init_net.dev_base_head),
 };
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(init_net);