diff --git a/fs/afs/write.c b/fs/afs/write.c
index 15690bb1d3b5..789b3afb3423 100644
--- a/fs/afs/write.c
+++ b/fs/afs/write.c
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@ int afs_write_begin(struct file *file, struct address_space *mapping,
 	candidate->first = candidate->last = index;
 	candidate->offset_first = from;
 	candidate->to_last = to;
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&candidate->link);
 	candidate->usage = 1;
 	candidate->state = AFS_WBACK_PENDING;
 	init_waitqueue_head(&candidate->waitq);