diff --git a/kernel/fork.c b/kernel/fork.c
index b81ccb1ca3a7..224c8317df34 100644
--- a/kernel/fork.c
+++ b/kernel/fork.c
@@ -927,6 +927,7 @@ static struct task_struct *dup_task_struct(struct task_struct *orig, int node)
 	tsk->splice_pipe = NULL;
 	tsk->task_frag.page = NULL;
 	tsk->wake_q.next = NULL;
+	tsk->pf_io_worker = NULL;
 
 	account_kernel_stack(tsk, 1);