diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_timer.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_timer.c
index 1467254..86934bc 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_timer.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_timer.c
@@ -710,4 +710,7 @@ void tcp_init_xmit_timers(struct sock *sk)
 {
 	inet_csk_init_xmit_timers(sk, &tcp_write_timer, &tcp_delack_timer,
 				  &tcp_keepalive_timer);
+	hrtimer_init(&tcp_sk(sk)->pacing_timer, CLOCK_MONOTONIC,
+		     HRTIMER_MODE_ABS_PINNED);
+	tcp_sk(sk)->pacing_timer.function = tcp_pace_kick;
 }