diff --git a/fs/gfs2/glops.c b/fs/gfs2/glops.c
index 83cf64da474c..d5b9274662db 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/glops.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/glops.c
@@ -87,6 +87,8 @@ static void gfs2_ail_empty_gl(struct gfs2_glock *gl)
 	memset(&tr, 0, sizeof(tr));
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&tr.tr_buf);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&tr.tr_databuf);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&tr.tr_ail1_list);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&tr.tr_ail2_list);
 	tr.tr_revokes = atomic_read(&gl->gl_ail_count);
 
 	if (!tr.tr_revokes) {
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/log.c b/fs/gfs2/log.c
index a4b6a49462a4..00a90fc72597 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/log.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/log.c
@@ -810,8 +810,6 @@ void gfs2_log_flush(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, struct gfs2_glock *gl, u32 flags)
 	tr = sdp->sd_log_tr;
 	if (tr) {
 		sdp->sd_log_tr = NULL;
-		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&tr->tr_ail1_list);
-		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&tr->tr_ail2_list);
 		tr->tr_first = sdp->sd_log_flush_head;
 		if (unlikely (state == SFS_FROZEN))
 			gfs2_assert_withdraw(sdp, !tr->tr_num_buf_new && !tr->tr_num_databuf_new);
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/trans.c b/fs/gfs2/trans.c
index 9d4227330de4..2a12d30ae0de 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/trans.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/trans.c
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ int gfs2_trans_begin(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, unsigned int blocks,
 						   sizeof(u64));
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&tr->tr_databuf);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&tr->tr_buf);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&tr->tr_ail1_list);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&tr->tr_ail2_list);
 
 	sb_start_intwrite(sdp->sd_vfs);