diff --git a/kernel/dma/swiotlb.c b/kernel/dma/swiotlb.c
index a5e0dfc44d24e2..0de66f0ff43aba 100644
--- a/kernel/dma/swiotlb.c
+++ b/kernel/dma/swiotlb.c
@@ -1798,6 +1798,7 @@ static int rmem_swiotlb_device_init(struct reserved_mem *rmem,
 		mem->for_alloc = true;
 #ifdef CONFIG_SWIOTLB_DYNAMIC
 		spin_lock_init(&mem->lock);
+		INIT_LIST_HEAD_RCU(&mem->pools);
 #endif
 		add_mem_pool(mem, pool);