diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-core.c b/sound/soc/soc-core.c
index 573693e21780..ff6eb6bfc63b 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-core.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-core.c
@@ -2859,6 +2859,7 @@ int snd_soc_component_initialize(struct snd_soc_component *component,
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&component->dobj_list);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&component->card_list);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&component->list);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&component->card_aux_list);
 	mutex_init(&component->io_mutex);
 
 	if (!component->name) {