diff --git a/drivers/target/iscsi/cxgbit/cxgbit_main.c b/drivers/target/iscsi/cxgbit/cxgbit_main.c
index f3f8856bfb68..c011c826fc26 100644
--- a/drivers/target/iscsi/cxgbit/cxgbit_main.c
+++ b/drivers/target/iscsi/cxgbit/cxgbit_main.c
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ static void *cxgbit_uld_add(const struct cxgb4_lld_info *lldi)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
 	kref_init(&cdev->kref);
+	spin_lock_init(&cdev->np_lock);
 
 	cdev->lldi = *lldi;