diff --git a/pbrd/pbr_nht.c b/pbrd/pbr_nht.c
index fc78b8ed1f..a6ee8bf01e 100644
--- a/pbrd/pbr_nht.c
+++ b/pbrd/pbr_nht.c
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ static void *pbr_nhrc_hash_alloc(void *p)
 {
 	struct nhrc *nhrc = XCALLOC(MTYPE_PBR_NHG, sizeof(struct nhrc));
 	nhrc->nexthop = *(struct nexthop *)p;
+	nhrc->nexthop.next = NULL;
+	nhrc->nexthop.prev = NULL;
 	return nhrc;
 }