diff --git a/module/zfs/vdev.c b/module/zfs/vdev.c
index f7fc177493..125d85a4ea 100644
--- a/module/zfs/vdev.c
+++ b/module/zfs/vdev.c
@@ -313,6 +313,8 @@ vdev_alloc_common(spa_t *spa, uint_t id, uint64_t guid, vdev_ops_t *ops)
 	vd->vdev_ops = ops;
 	vd->vdev_state = VDEV_STATE_CLOSED;
 
+	list_link_init(&vd->vdev_config_dirty_node);
+	list_link_init(&vd->vdev_state_dirty_node);
 	mutex_init(&vd->vdev_dtl_lock, NULL, MUTEX_DEFAULT, NULL);
 	mutex_init(&vd->vdev_stat_lock, NULL, MUTEX_DEFAULT, NULL);
 	mutex_init(&vd->vdev_probe_lock, NULL, MUTEX_DEFAULT, NULL);