diff --git a/net/sctp/protocol.c b/net/sctp/protocol.c
index ecfab03..d50f610 100644
--- a/net/sctp/protocol.c
+++ b/net/sctp/protocol.c
@@ -1137,7 +1137,7 @@
 	}
 	for (i = 0; i < sctp_assoc_hashsize; i++) {
 		rwlock_init(&sctp_assoc_hashtable[i].lock);
-		sctp_assoc_hashtable[i].chain = NULL;
+		INIT_HLIST_HEAD(&sctp_assoc_hashtable[i].chain);
 	}
 
 	/* Allocate and initialize the endpoint hash table.  */
@@ -1151,7 +1151,7 @@
 	}
 	for (i = 0; i < sctp_ep_hashsize; i++) {
 		rwlock_init(&sctp_ep_hashtable[i].lock);
-		sctp_ep_hashtable[i].chain = NULL;
+		INIT_HLIST_HEAD(&sctp_ep_hashtable[i].chain);
 	}
 
 	/* Allocate and initialize the SCTP port hash table.  */
@@ -1170,7 +1170,7 @@
 	}
 	for (i = 0; i < sctp_port_hashsize; i++) {
 		spin_lock_init(&sctp_port_hashtable[i].lock);
-		sctp_port_hashtable[i].chain = NULL;
+		INIT_HLIST_HEAD(&sctp_port_hashtable[i].chain);
 	}
 
 	printk(KERN_INFO "SCTP: Hash tables configured "