diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib_user_sdma.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib_user_sdma.c
index 4c19e06b5e85..66208bcd7c13 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib_user_sdma.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib_user_sdma.c
@@ -382,6 +382,7 @@ static void qib_user_sdma_free_pkt_list(struct device *dev,
 
 		kmem_cache_free(pq->pkt_slab, pkt);
 	}
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(list);
 }
 
 /*