diff --git a/fs/nfs/client.c b/fs/nfs/client.c
index eba0bcc..e55ad21 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/client.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/client.c
@@ -156,7 +156,9 @@
 	cred = rpc_lookup_machine_cred();
 	if (!IS_ERR(cred))
 		clp->cl_machine_cred = cred;
-
+#if defined(CONFIG_NFS_V4_1)
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&clp->cl_layouts);
+#endif
 	nfs_fscache_get_client_cookie(clp);
 
 	return clp;