diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
index f85327ff7637c7d37a835c2277735a3ada866e1b..56678603fc17e791d41850de2dc721cfbc82f846 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ static struct nft_trans *nft_trans_alloc_gfp(const struct nft_ctx *ctx,
 	if (trans == NULL)
 		return NULL;
 
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&trans->list);
 	trans->msg_type = msg_type;
 	trans->ctx	= *ctx;