diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/aq_ring.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/aq_ring.c
index 0358e6072d45ab94181409de0dd17e80106fbf2d..3a8a4aa13687ff42510e7a260b1de6715a55d8d5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/aq_ring.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/aquantia/atlantic/aq_ring.c
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ int aq_ring_init(struct aq_ring_s *self)
 	self->hw_head = 0;
 	self->sw_head = 0;
 	self->sw_tail = 0;
+	spin_lock_init(&self->header.lock);
 	return 0;
 }