1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/litmus/locking.c b/litmus/locking.c
index 0c1aa6aa40b7..5897beb941cf 100644
--- a/litmus/locking.c
+++ b/litmus/locking.c
@@ -34,8 +34,10 @@ static  int create_generic_lock(void** obj_ref, obj_type_t type, void* __user ar
         int err;
 
         err = litmus->allocate_lock(&lock, type, arg);
-        if (err == 0)
+        if (err == 0) {
+        INIT_LIST_HEAD(&lock->lock_chain);
                 *obj_ref = lock;
+    }
         return err;
 }