1 files changed, 5 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/base/firmware_loader/main.c b/drivers/base/firmware_loader/main.c
index b3c0498ee433..8e9213b36e31 100644
--- a/drivers/base/firmware_loader/main.c
+++ b/drivers/base/firmware_loader/main.c
@@ -226,8 +226,11 @@ static int alloc_lookup_fw_priv(const char *fw_name,
         }
 
         tmp = __allocate_fw_priv(fw_name, fwc, dbuf, size);
-        if (tmp && !(opt_flags & FW_OPT_NOCACHE))
-                list_add(&tmp->list, &fwc->head);
+        if (tmp) {
+                INIT_LIST_HEAD(&tmp->list);
+                if (!(opt_flags & FW_OPT_NOCACHE))
+                        list_add(&tmp->list, &fwc->head);
+        }
         spin_unlock(&fwc->lock);
 
         *fw_priv = tmp;