diff --git a/fs/dlm/lock.c b/fs/dlm/lock.c
index f103b8c30592..e66972ed97b1 100644
--- a/fs/dlm/lock.c
+++ b/fs/dlm/lock.c
@@ -1385,7 +1385,6 @@ int dlm_master_lookup(struct dlm_ls *ls, int from_nodeid, const char *name,
 	r->res_dir_nodeid = our_nodeid;
 	r->res_master_nodeid = from_nodeid;
 	r->res_nodeid = from_nodeid;
-	kref_init(&r->res_ref);
 	rsb_set_flag(r, RSB_TOSS);
 
 	write_lock_bh(&ls->ls_rsbtbl_lock);