diff --git a/fs/nfs/inode.c b/fs/nfs/inode.c
index 6a7a3b1d926e..251f45fee53c 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/inode.c
@@ -1494,6 +1494,7 @@ void nfs_fattr_init(struct nfs_fattr *fattr)
 	fattr->gencount = nfs_inc_attr_generation_counter();
 	fattr->owner_name = NULL;
 	fattr->group_name = NULL;
+	fattr->mdsthreshold = NULL;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nfs_fattr_init);