diff --git a/fs/hfsplus/super.c b/fs/hfsplus/super.c
index 97920202790f..24e58de218d0 100644
--- a/fs/hfsplus/super.c
+++ b/fs/hfsplus/super.c
@@ -661,6 +661,7 @@ static void hfsplus_init_once(void *p)
 	struct hfsplus_inode_info *i = p;
 
 	inode_init_once(&i->vfs_inode);
+	i->subfolders = 0;
 }
 
 static int __init init_hfsplus_fs(void)