diff --git a/fs/mbcache.c b/fs/mbcache.c
index d818fd236787..49c5b25bfa8c 100644
--- a/fs/mbcache.c
+++ b/fs/mbcache.c
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ int mb_cache_entry_create(struct mb_cache *cache, gfp_t mask, u32 key,
 	entry->e_key = key;
 	entry->e_value = value;
 	entry->e_reusable = reusable;
+	entry->e_referenced = 0;
 	head = mb_cache_entry_head(cache, key);
 	hlist_bl_lock(head);
 	hlist_bl_for_each_entry(dup, dup_node, head, e_hash_list) {