diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.c
index 6dba48efe01e..75421f2ba8be 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.c
@@ -1795,6 +1795,7 @@ int nf_conntrack_init_net(struct net *net)
 	int cpu;
 
 	atomic_set(&net->ct.count, 0);
+	seqcount_init(&net->ct.generation);
 
 	net->ct.pcpu_lists = alloc_percpu(struct ct_pcpu);
 	if (!net->ct.pcpu_lists)