diff --git a/kernel/fork.c b/kernel/fork.c
index d32410bd4be7..bf9fef6d1bfe 100644
--- a/kernel/fork.c
+++ b/kernel/fork.c
@@ -1338,6 +1338,16 @@ noinline struct pt_regs * __cpuinit __attribute__((weak)) idle_regs(struct pt_re
 	return regs;
 }
 
+static inline void init_idle_pids(struct pid_link *links)
+{
+	enum pid_type type;
+
+	for (type = PIDTYPE_PID; type < PIDTYPE_MAX; ++type) {
+		INIT_HLIST_NODE(&links[type].node); /* not really needed */
+		links[type].pid = &init_struct_pid;
+	}
+}
+
 struct task_struct * __cpuinit fork_idle(int cpu)
 {
 	struct task_struct *task;
@@ -1345,8 +1355,10 @@ struct task_struct * __cpuinit fork_idle(int cpu)
 
 	task = copy_process(CLONE_VM, 0, idle_regs(&regs), 0, NULL,
 			    &init_struct_pid, 0);
-	if (!IS_ERR(task))
+	if (!IS_ERR(task)) {
+		init_idle_pids(task->pids);
 		init_idle(task, cpu);
+	}
 
 	return task;
 }