diff --git a/kernel/user.c b/kernel/user.c
index 88b834f..50979fd 100644
--- a/kernel/user.c
+++ b/kernel/user.c
@@ -62,6 +62,9 @@ struct user_namespace init_user_ns = {
 	.ns.ops = &userns_operations,
 #endif
 	.flags = USERNS_INIT_FLAGS,
+#ifdef CONFIG_KEYS
+	.keyring_name_list = LIST_HEAD_INIT(init_user_ns.keyring_name_list),
+#endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_PERSISTENT_KEYRINGS
 	.persistent_keyring_register_sem =
 	__RWSEM_INITIALIZER(init_user_ns.persistent_keyring_register_sem),