diff --git a/include/linux/mm.h b/include/linux/mm.h
index 471acc25b9fd..cfb64a602a53 100644
--- a/include/linux/mm.h
+++ b/include/linux/mm.h
@@ -625,6 +625,11 @@ struct vm_operations_struct {
 					  unsigned long addr);
 };
 
+static inline void INIT_VMA(struct vm_area_struct *vma)
+{
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&vma->anon_vma_chain);
+}
+
 static inline void vma_init(struct vm_area_struct *vma, struct mm_struct *mm)
 {
 	static const struct vm_operations_struct dummy_vm_ops = {};
@@ -632,7 +637,7 @@ static inline void vma_init(struct vm_area_struct *vma, struct mm_struct *mm)
 	memset(vma, 0, sizeof(*vma));
 	vma->vm_mm = mm;
 	vma->vm_ops = &dummy_vm_ops;
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&vma->anon_vma_chain);
+	INIT_VMA(vma);
 }
 
 static inline void vma_set_anonymous(struct vm_area_struct *vma)
diff --git a/kernel/fork.c b/kernel/fork.c
index a7a21836812f..8ba76a608d79 100644
--- a/kernel/fork.c
+++ b/kernel/fork.c
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ struct vm_area_struct *vm_area_dup(struct vm_area_struct *orig)
 		 * will be reinitialized.
 		 */
 		*new = data_race(*orig);
-		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&new->anon_vma_chain);
+		INIT_VMA(new);
 		new->vm_next = new->vm_prev = NULL;
 	}
 	return new;