diff --git a/fs/namei.c b/fs/namei.c
index 01d03892316c..a7b05bf82d31 100644
--- a/fs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/namei.c
@@ -1775,7 +1775,7 @@ static int link_path_walk(const char *name, struct nameidata *nd)
 			struct dentry *parent = nd->path.dentry;
 			nd->flags &= ~LOOKUP_JUMPED;
 			if (unlikely(parent->d_flags & DCACHE_OP_HASH)) {
-				struct qstr this = { .hash_len = hash_len, .name = name };
+				struct qstr this = { { .hash_len = hash_len }, .name = name };
 				err = parent->d_op->d_hash(parent, &this);
 				if (err < 0)
 					break;