diff --git a/drivers/dma/iop-adma.c b/drivers/dma/iop-adma.c
index e5c62b7..b011b5a 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/iop-adma.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/iop-adma.c
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@
 			int slots_per_op)
 {
 	struct iop_adma_desc_slot *iter, *_iter, *alloc_start = NULL;
-	struct list_head chain = LIST_HEAD_INIT(chain);
+	LIST_HEAD(chain);
 	int slots_found, retry = 0;
 
 	/* start search from the last allocated descrtiptor