diff --git a/net/tipc/node.c b/net/tipc/node.c
index 22aeb2b..66099cb 100644
--- a/net/tipc/node.c
+++ b/net/tipc/node.c
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@
 static struct hlist_head node_htable[NODE_HTABLE_SIZE];
 LIST_HEAD(tipc_node_list);
 static u32 tipc_num_nodes;
+
+static atomic_t tipc_num_links = ATOMIC_INIT(0);
 u32 tipc_own_tag;
 
 /**