diff --git a/fs/jfs/jfs_metapage.c b/fs/jfs/jfs_metapage.c
index 871cf4fb3636..0d6c40e7e551 100644
--- a/fs/jfs/jfs_metapage.c
+++ b/fs/jfs/jfs_metapage.c
@@ -270,6 +270,7 @@ static inline struct metapage *alloc_metapage(gfp_t gfp_mask)
 		mp->clsn = 0;
 		mp->log = NULL;
 		init_waitqueue_head(&mp->wait);
+		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&mp->synclist);
 	}
 	return mp;
 }
@@ -379,7 +380,7 @@ static void remove_from_logsync(struct metapage *mp)
 		mp->lsn = 0;
 		mp->clsn = 0;
 		log->count--;
-		list_del(&mp->synclist);
+		list_del_init(&mp->synclist);
 	}
 	LOGSYNC_UNLOCK(log, flags);
 }
diff --git a/fs/jfs/jfs_txnmgr.c b/fs/jfs/jfs_txnmgr.c
index 7840a03e5bcb..a5a5bc0a266d 100644
--- a/fs/jfs/jfs_txnmgr.c
+++ b/fs/jfs/jfs_txnmgr.c
@@ -275,6 +275,7 @@ int txInit(void)
 	for (k = 0; k < nTxBlock; k++) {
 		init_waitqueue_head(&TxBlock[k].gcwait);
 		init_waitqueue_head(&TxBlock[k].waitor);
+		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&TxBlock[k].synclist);
 	}
 
 	for (k = 1; k < nTxBlock - 1; k++) {
@@ -974,7 +975,7 @@ static void txUnlock(struct tblock * tblk)
 	if (tblk->lsn) {
 		LOGSYNC_LOCK(log, flags);
 		log->count--;
-		list_del(&tblk->synclist);
+		list_del_init(&tblk->synclist);
 		LOGSYNC_UNLOCK(log, flags);
 	}
 }