diff --git a/kernel/trace/ftrace.c b/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
index 56a168121bfc0..33236241f2364 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
@@ -1289,6 +1289,7 @@ static int ftrace_add_mod(struct trace_array *tr,
 	if (!ftrace_mod)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ftrace_mod->list);
 	ftrace_mod->func = kstrdup(func, GFP_KERNEL);
 	ftrace_mod->module = kstrdup(module, GFP_KERNEL);
 	ftrace_mod->enable = enable;