diff --git a/net/smc/af_smc.c b/net/smc/af_smc.c
index dffbd529762d..b5db69073e20 100644
--- a/net/smc/af_smc.c
+++ b/net/smc/af_smc.c
@@ -188,10 +188,12 @@ static bool smc_hs_congested(const struct sock *sk)
 
 struct smc_hashinfo smc_v4_hashinfo = {
 	.lock = __RW_LOCK_UNLOCKED(smc_v4_hashinfo.lock),
+	.ht = HLIST_HEAD_INIT,
 };
 
 struct smc_hashinfo smc_v6_hashinfo = {
 	.lock = __RW_LOCK_UNLOCKED(smc_v6_hashinfo.lock),
+	.ht = HLIST_HEAD_INIT,
 };
 
 int smc_hash_sk(struct sock *sk)
@@ -3517,8 +3519,6 @@ static int __init smc_init(void)
 		pr_err("%s: sock_register fails with %d\n", __func__, rc);
 		goto out_proto6;
 	}
-	INIT_HLIST_HEAD(&smc_v4_hashinfo.ht);
-	INIT_HLIST_HEAD(&smc_v6_hashinfo.ht);
 
 	rc = smc_ib_register_client();
 	if (rc) {