diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
index e32ecedece0f..c107caa56525 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
@@ -267,6 +267,8 @@ find_or_allocate_block(struct nfs4_lockowner *lo, struct knfsd_fh *fh,
 	if (!nbl) {
 		nbl= kmalloc(sizeof(*nbl), GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (nbl) {
+			INIT_LIST_HEAD(&nbl->nbl_list);
+			INIT_LIST_HEAD(&nbl->nbl_lru);
 			fh_copy_shallow(&nbl->nbl_fh, fh);
 			locks_init_lock(&nbl->nbl_lock);
 			nfsd4_init_cb(&nbl->nbl_cb, lo->lo_owner.so_client,