diff --git a/mm/hugetlb.c b/mm/hugetlb.c
index 8b4bc38e1c0a..e0908e491065 100644
--- a/mm/hugetlb.c
+++ b/mm/hugetlb.c
@@ -485,7 +485,7 @@ static int allocate_file_region_entries(struct resv_map *resv,
 
 		spin_lock(&resv->lock);
 
-		list_splice(&allocated_regions, &resv->region_cache);
+		list_splice_init(&allocated_regions, &resv->region_cache);
 		resv->region_cache_count += to_allocate;
 	}