diff --git a/include/linux/init_task.h b/include/linux/init_task.h
index 77fc43f8fb72..5f30ac8c82bc 100644
--- a/include/linux/init_task.h
+++ b/include/linux/init_task.h
@@ -166,6 +166,15 @@ extern struct task_group root_task_group;
 # define INIT_RT_MUTEXES(tsk)
 #endif
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_NUMA_BALANCING
+# define INIT_NUMA_BALANCING(tsk)					\
+	.numa_preferred_nid = -1,					\
+	.numa_group = NULL,						\
+	.numa_faults = NULL,
+#else
+# define INIT_NUMA_BALANCING(tsk)
+#endif
+
 /*
  *  INIT_TASK is used to set up the first task table, touch at
  * your own risk!. Base=0, limit=0x1fffff (=2MB)
@@ -237,6 +246,7 @@ extern struct task_group root_task_group;
 	INIT_CPUSET_SEQ(tsk)						\
 	INIT_RT_MUTEXES(tsk)						\
 	INIT_VTIME(tsk)							\
+	INIT_NUMA_BALANCING(tsk)					\
 }