diff --git a/net/x25/x25_forward.c b/net/x25/x25_forward.c
index 34478035e05e..056a55f3a871 100644
--- a/net/x25/x25_forward.c
+++ b/net/x25/x25_forward.c
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <net/x25.h>
 
-struct list_head x25_forward_list = LIST_HEAD_INIT(x25_forward_list);
+LIST_HEAD(x25_forward_list);
 DEFINE_RWLOCK(x25_forward_list_lock);
 
 int x25_forward_call(struct x25_address *dest_addr, struct x25_neigh *from,
diff --git a/net/x25/x25_link.c b/net/x25/x25_link.c
index 753f2b64abe2..e4e1b6e49538 100644
--- a/net/x25/x25_link.c
+++ b/net/x25/x25_link.c
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <net/x25.h>
 
-static struct list_head x25_neigh_list = LIST_HEAD_INIT(x25_neigh_list);
+static LIST_HEAD(x25_neigh_list);
 static DEFINE_RWLOCK(x25_neigh_list_lock);
 
 static void x25_t20timer_expiry(unsigned long);
diff --git a/net/x25/x25_route.c b/net/x25/x25_route.c
index 86b5b4da097c..2c999ccf504a 100644
--- a/net/x25/x25_route.c
+++ b/net/x25/x25_route.c
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <net/x25.h>
 
-struct list_head x25_route_list = LIST_HEAD_INIT(x25_route_list);
+LIST_HEAD(x25_route_list);
 DEFINE_RWLOCK(x25_route_list_lock);
 
 /*