diff --git a/sound/core/timer.c b/sound/core/timer.c
index 31f40f03e5b79..9241784dfe7dd 100644
--- a/sound/core/timer.c
+++ b/sound/core/timer.c
@@ -694,7 +694,7 @@ void snd_timer_interrupt(struct snd_timer * timer, unsigned long ticks_left)
 		} else {
 			ti->flags &= ~SNDRV_TIMER_IFLG_RUNNING;
 			if (--timer->running)
-				list_del(&ti->active_list);
+				list_del_init(&ti->active_list);
 		}
 		if ((timer->hw.flags & SNDRV_TIMER_HW_TASKLET) ||
 		    (ti->flags & SNDRV_TIMER_IFLG_FAST))