diff --git a/lib/rhashtable.c b/lib/rhashtable.c
index b41a5c09832a364462e2053faf32892a5b0b3daa..e3a04e4b3ec56a6dd203bf80bb75c4cfde3e2d74 100644
--- a/lib/rhashtable.c
+++ b/lib/rhashtable.c
@@ -903,6 +903,9 @@ int rhashtable_walk_init(struct rhashtable *ht, struct rhashtable_iter *iter)
 	if (!iter->walker)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&iter->walker->list);
+	iter->walker->resize = false;
+
 	mutex_lock(&ht->mutex);
 	list_add(&iter->walker->list, &ht->walkers);
 	mutex_unlock(&ht->mutex);