diff --git a/arch/s390/appldata/appldata_base.c b/arch/s390/appldata/appldata_base.c
index 4c4a1cef5208..47c8630c93cd 100644
--- a/arch/s390/appldata/appldata_base.c
+++ b/arch/s390/appldata/appldata_base.c
@@ -529,6 +529,7 @@ static int __init appldata_init(void)
 {
 	int rc;
 
+	init_virt_timer(&appldata_timer);
 	appldata_timer.function = appldata_timer_function;
 	appldata_timer.data = (unsigned long) &appldata_work;