diff --git a/net/mac80211/mesh_pathtbl.c b/net/mac80211/mesh_pathtbl.c
index aca608ae313f..1708b64d4109 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/mesh_pathtbl.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/mesh_pathtbl.c
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ static struct mesh_table *mesh_table_alloc(void)
 	atomic_set(&newtbl->entries,  0);
 	spin_lock_init(&newtbl->gates_lock);
 	spin_lock_init(&newtbl->walk_lock);
+	rhashtable_init(&newtbl->rhead, &mesh_rht_params);
 
 	return newtbl;
 }
@@ -775,9 +776,6 @@ int mesh_pathtbl_init(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata)
 		goto free_path;
 	}
 
-	rhashtable_init(&tbl_path->rhead, &mesh_rht_params);
-	rhashtable_init(&tbl_mpp->rhead, &mesh_rht_params);
-
 	sdata->u.mesh.mesh_paths = tbl_path;
 	sdata->u.mesh.mpp_paths = tbl_mpp;