diff --git a/include/linux/aio.h b/include/linux/aio.h
index 2314ad8b3c9c..b1a520ec8b59 100644
--- a/include/linux/aio.h
+++ b/include/linux/aio.h
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@ struct kiocb {
 		(x)->ki_dtor = NULL;			\
 		(x)->ki_obj.tsk = tsk;			\
 		(x)->ki_user_data = 0;                  \
+		(x)->private = NULL;			\
 	} while (0)
 
 #define AIO_RING_MAGIC			0xa10a10a1