diff --git a/net/can/bcm.c b/net/can/bcm.c
index b7324e9c955b..fd9fa072881e 100644
--- a/net/can/bcm.c
+++ b/net/can/bcm.c
@@ -1176,6 +1176,7 @@ static int bcm_rx_setup(struct bcm_msg_head *msg_head, struct msghdr *msg,
 		if (!op)
 			return -ENOMEM;
 
+		spin_lock_init(&op->bcm_tx_lock);
 		op->can_id = msg_head->can_id;
 		op->nframes = msg_head->nframes;
 		op->cfsiz = CFSIZ(msg_head->flags);