diff --git a/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c b/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
index 1d0f6a8a0e5e..ba39cbabdc9f 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
@@ -1075,6 +1075,7 @@ rb_allocate_cpu_buffer(struct ring_buffer *buffer, int nr_pages, int cpu)
 	rb_init_page(bpage->page);
 
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&cpu_buffer->reader_page->list);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&cpu_buffer->new_pages);
 
 	ret = rb_allocate_pages(cpu_buffer, nr_pages);
 	if (ret < 0)