diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
index 26e871a4c30c9..b60ba164f567b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
@@ -14992,6 +14992,7 @@ int intel_modeset_init(struct drm_device *dev)
 
 	dev->mode_config.funcs = &intel_mode_funcs;
 
+	init_llist_head(&dev_priv->atomic_helper.free_list);
 	INIT_WORK(&dev_priv->atomic_helper.free_work,
 		  intel_atomic_helper_free_state_worker);