diff --git a/net/core/net_namespace.c b/net/core/net_namespace.c
index 3c4bbec..20c48cf 100644
--- a/net/core/net_namespace.c
+++ b/net/core/net_namespace.c
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(net_namespace_list);
 
 struct net init_net = {
 	.dev_base_head = LIST_HEAD_INIT(init_net.dev_base_head),
+	.exit_list = LIST_HEAD_INIT(init_net.exit_list),
 };
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(init_net);
 
@@ -286,6 +287,7 @@ static __net_init int setup_net(struct net *net, struct user_namespace *user_ns)
 	net->user_ns = user_ns;
 	idr_init(&net->netns_ids);
 	spin_lock_init(&net->nsid_lock);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&net->exit_list);
 
 	list_for_each_entry(ops, &pernet_list, list) {
 		error = ops_init(ops, net);