diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/vpe.c b/arch/mips/kernel/vpe.c
index 6a1fdfef8fded5763a457ec026467b356717fc78..ab52b7cf3b6bcc007cfda63bce5c028be665bbfa 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/vpe.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/vpe.c
@@ -148,9 +148,9 @@ struct {
 	spinlock_t tc_list_lock;
 	struct list_head tc_list;	/* Thread contexts */
 } vpecontrol = {
-	.vpe_list_lock	= SPIN_LOCK_UNLOCKED,
+	.vpe_list_lock	= __SPIN_LOCK_UNLOCKED(vpe_list_lock),
 	.vpe_list	= LIST_HEAD_INIT(vpecontrol.vpe_list),
-	.tc_list_lock	= SPIN_LOCK_UNLOCKED,
+	.tc_list_lock	= __SPIN_LOCK_UNLOCKED(tc_list_lock),
 	.tc_list	= LIST_HEAD_INIT(vpecontrol.tc_list)
 };