diff --git a/kernel/sysctl.c b/kernel/sysctl.c
index fe47133472758853b039c47ac9390e5eadd34bed..50ec0886fa3d355d696e9992a9057ce11a721525 100644
--- a/kernel/sysctl.c
+++ b/kernel/sysctl.c
@@ -159,6 +159,7 @@ static int proc_dointvec_taint(struct ctl_table *table, int write, struct file *
 static struct ctl_table root_table[];
 static struct ctl_table_root sysctl_table_root;
 static struct ctl_table_header root_table_header = {
+	.count = 1,
 	.ctl_table = root_table,
 	.ctl_entry = LIST_HEAD_INIT(sysctl_table_root.default_set.list),
 	.root = &sysctl_table_root,