1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_msghandler.c b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_msghandler.c
index d01c4ff88e63..32b2b22996dc 100644
--- a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_msghandler.c
+++ b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_msghandler.c
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ struct watcher_entry {
 int ipmi_smi_watcher_register(struct ipmi_smi_watcher *watcher)
 {
         ipmi_smi_t intf;
-        struct list_head to_deliver = LIST_HEAD_INIT(to_deliver);
+        LIST_HEAD(to_deliver);
         struct watcher_entry *e, *e2;
 
         mutex_lock(&smi_watchers_mutex);