diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_mru_cache.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_mru_cache.c
index 7443debaffd6..d0f5b403bdbe 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_mru_cache.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_mru_cache.c
@@ -230,9 +230,8 @@ _xfs_mru_cache_clear_reap_list(
 		__releases(mru->lock) __acquires(mru->lock)
 {
 	struct xfs_mru_cache_elem *elem, *next;
-	struct list_head	tmp;
+	LIST_HEAD(tmp);
 
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&tmp);
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(elem, next, &mru->reap_list, list_node) {
 
 		/* Remove the element from the data store. */