diff --git a/drivers/vhost/vhost.c b/drivers/vhost/vhost.c
index 23286e4..8570fdf 100644
--- a/drivers/vhost/vhost.c
+++ b/drivers/vhost/vhost.c
@@ -615,6 +615,7 @@ void vhost_dev_init(struct vhost_dev *dev,
 		vq->log = NULL;
 		vq->indirect = NULL;
 		vq->heads = NULL;
+		vq->nheads = NULL;
 		vq->dev = dev;
 		mutex_init(&vq->mutex);
 		vhost_vq_reset(dev, vq);