diff --git a/src/sgsn/gprs_sgsn.c b/src/sgsn/gprs_sgsn.c
index d4bc554..f744257 100644
--- a/src/sgsn/gprs_sgsn.c
+++ b/src/sgsn/gprs_sgsn.c
@@ -1042,6 +1042,8 @@
 	inst->cfg.auth_policy = SGSN_AUTH_POLICY_CLOSED;
 	inst->cfg.require_authentication = true; /* only applies if auth_policy is REMOTE */
 	inst->cfg.gsup_server_port = OSMO_GSUP_PORT;
+
+	INIT_LLIST_HEAD(&inst->mme_list);
 	return inst;
 }