diff --git a/fs/btrfs/disk-io.c b/fs/btrfs/disk-io.c
index 8ce8374..c23b82d 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/disk-io.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/disk-io.c
@@ -2006,6 +2006,7 @@
 	mutex_init(&fs_info->balance_mutex);
 	atomic_set(&fs_info->balance_running, 0);
 	atomic_set(&fs_info->balance_pause_req, 0);
+	atomic_set(&fs_info->balance_cancel_req, 0);
 	fs_info->balance_ctl = NULL;
 	init_waitqueue_head(&fs_info->balance_wait_q);