diff --git a/drivers/tee/amdtee/call.c b/drivers/tee/amdtee/call.c
index 07f36ac834c8..cec6e70f0ac9 100644
--- a/drivers/tee/amdtee/call.c
+++ b/drivers/tee/amdtee/call.c
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ static int amd_params_to_tee_params(struct tee_param *tee, u32 count,
 }
 
 static DEFINE_MUTEX(ta_refcount_mutex);
-static struct list_head ta_list = LIST_HEAD_INIT(ta_list);
+static LIST_HEAD(ta_list);
 
 static u32 get_ta_refcount(u32 ta_handle)
 {