diff --git a/fs/gfs2/ops_fstype.c b/fs/gfs2/ops_fstype.c
index 5537798af381..43d511bba52d 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/ops_fstype.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/ops_fstype.c
@@ -329,7 +329,6 @@ static int map_journal_extents(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp)
 	struct buffer_head bh;
 	int rc = 0;
 
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&jd->extent_list);
 	prev_db = 0;
 
 	for (lb = 0; lb < ip->i_di.di_size >> sdp->sd_sb.sb_bsize_shift; lb++) {
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/super.c b/fs/gfs2/super.c
index 5d0017d313a3..ef0562c3bc71 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/super.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/super.c
@@ -387,6 +387,7 @@ int gfs2_jindex_hold(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, struct gfs2_holder *ji_gh)
 		if (!jd)
 			break;
 
+		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&jd->extent_list);
 		jd->jd_inode = gfs2_lookupi(sdp->sd_jindex, &name, 1, NULL);
 		if (!jd->jd_inode || IS_ERR(jd->jd_inode)) {
 			if (!jd->jd_inode)