kfree(edev);
 }
 
+/**
+ * sas_rphy_initialize - common rphy intialization
+ * @rphy:      rphy to initialise
+ *
+ * Used by both sas_end_device_alloc() and sas_expander_alloc() to
+ * initialise the common rphy component of each.
+ */
+static void sas_rphy_initialize(struct sas_rphy *rphy)
+{
+       INIT_LIST_HEAD(&rphy->list);
+}
+
 /**
  * sas_end_device_alloc - allocate an rphy for an end device
  *
        sprintf(rdev->rphy.dev.bus_id, "end_device-%d:%d-%d",
                shost->host_no, parent->port_identifier, parent->number);
        rdev->rphy.identify.device_type = SAS_END_DEVICE;
+       sas_rphy_initialize(&rdev->rphy);
        transport_setup_device(&rdev->rphy.dev);
 
        return &rdev->rphy;
        sprintf(rdev->rphy.dev.bus_id, "expander-%d:%d",
                shost->host_no, rdev->rphy.scsi_target_id);
        rdev->rphy.identify.device_type = type;
+       sas_rphy_initialize(&rdev->rphy);
        transport_setup_device(&rdev->rphy.dev);
 
        return &rdev->rphy;