diff --git a/lustre/ptlrpc/connection.c b/lustre/ptlrpc/connection.c
index b2e0d85635e39ab1261681205ebb2bf91419a940..df65cf03f37e4d6f62ce8289bd0b2d7315b0035f 100644
--- a/lustre/ptlrpc/connection.c
+++ b/lustre/ptlrpc/connection.c
@@ -103,6 +103,8 @@ struct ptlrpc_connection *ptlrpc_get_connection(lnet_process_id_t peer,
         atomic_set(&c->c_refcount, 1);
         c->c_peer = peer;
         c->c_self = self;
+	 INIT_HLIST_NODE(&c->c_hash);
+	 INIT_LIST_HEAD(&c->c_link);
         if (uuid != NULL)
                 obd_str2uuid(&c->c_remote_uuid, uuid->uuid);