diff --git a/include/linux/fwnode.h b/include/linux/fwnode.h
index 80b38fbf2121..31df7608737e 100644
--- a/include/linux/fwnode.h
+++ b/include/linux/fwnode.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ struct fwnode_operations {
 static inline void fwnode_init(struct fwnode_handle *fwnode,
 			       const struct fwnode_operations *ops)
 {
+	fwnode->secondary = NULL;
 	fwnode->ops = ops;
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&fwnode->consumers);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&fwnode->suppliers);