diff --git a/net/tipc/subscr.c b/net/tipc/subscr.c
index fc17187..e19b4bc 100644
--- a/net/tipc/subscr.c
+++ b/net/tipc/subscr.c
@@ -457,7 +457,7 @@
 	int res = -1;
 
 	memset(&topsrv, 0, sizeof (topsrv));
-	topsrv.lock = SPIN_LOCK_UNLOCKED;
+	spin_lock_init(&topsrv.lock);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&topsrv.subscriber_list);
 
 	spin_lock_bh(&topsrv.lock);