diff --git a/net/netfilter/xt_IDLETIMER.c b/net/netfilter/xt_IDLETIMER.c
index f407ebc13481..29d2c31f406c 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/xt_IDLETIMER.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/xt_IDLETIMER.c
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ static int idletimer_tg_create(struct idletimer_tg_info *info)
 		goto out;
 	}
 
+	sysfs_attr_init(&info->timer->attr.attr);
 	info->timer->attr.attr.name = kstrdup(info->label, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!info->timer->attr.attr.name) {
 		ret = -ENOMEM;