diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/iseries/htab.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/iseries/htab.c
index f99c6c4b6985..3ae66ab9d5e7 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/iseries/htab.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/iseries/htab.c
@@ -19,8 +19,7 @@
 
 #include "call_hpt.h"
 
-static spinlock_t iSeries_hlocks[64] __cacheline_aligned_in_smp =
-	{ [0 ... 63] = SPIN_LOCK_UNLOCKED};
+static spinlock_t iSeries_hlocks[64] __cacheline_aligned_in_smp;
 
 /*
  * Very primitive algorithm for picking up a lock
@@ -245,6 +244,11 @@ static void iSeries_hpte_invalidate(unsigned long slot, unsigned long va,
 
 void __init hpte_init_iSeries(void)
 {
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(iSeries_hlocks); i++)
+		spin_lock_init(&iSeries_hlocks[i]);
+
 	ppc_md.hpte_invalidate	= iSeries_hpte_invalidate;
 	ppc_md.hpte_updatepp	= iSeries_hpte_updatepp;
 	ppc_md.hpte_updateboltedpp = iSeries_hpte_updateboltedpp;