# define PLIST_HEAD_LOCK_INIT(_lock)
 #endif
 
+#define _PLIST_HEAD_INIT(head)                         \
+       .prio_list = LIST_HEAD_INIT((head).prio_list),  \
+       .node_list = LIST_HEAD_INIT((head).node_list)
+
 /**
  * PLIST_HEAD_INIT - static struct plist_head initializer
  * @head:      struct plist_head variable name
  */
 #define PLIST_HEAD_INIT(head, _lock)                   \
 {                                                      \
-       .prio_list = LIST_HEAD_INIT((head).prio_list),  \
-       .node_list = LIST_HEAD_INIT((head).node_list),  \
+        _PLIST_HEAD_INIT(head),                         \
        PLIST_HEAD_LOCK_INIT(&(_lock))                  \
 }
 
 #define PLIST_NODE_INIT(node, __prio)                  \
 {                                                      \
        .prio  = (__prio),                              \
-       .plist = PLIST_HEAD_INIT((node).plist, NULL),   \
+       .plist = { _PLIST_HEAD_INIT((node).plist) },    \
 }
 
 /**