diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3_enet.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3_enet.c
index 66cbb66b2326fc7a6112cf15472ef82ab6deee1b..701ae5e792191868f76d1b9cae434ba0b2134781 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3_enet.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3_enet.c
@@ -3509,6 +3509,8 @@ static int __init hns3_init_module(void)
 
 	client.ops = &client_ops;
 
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&client.node);
+
 	ret = hnae3_register_client(&client);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;