2 files changed, 2 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/core/transport/stream_op.c b/src/core/transport/stream_op.c
index a5dfec9d50..0a9669b0ab 100644
--- a/src/core/transport/stream_op.c
+++ b/src/core/transport/stream_op.c
@@ -258,6 +258,7 @@ static void link_tail(grpc_mdelem_list *list, grpc_linked_mdelem *storage) {
   GPR_ASSERT(storage->md);
   storage->prev = list->tail;
   storage->next = NULL;
+  storage->reserved = NULL;
   if (list->tail != NULL) {
     list->tail->next = storage;
   } else {
diff --git a/src/core/transport/stream_op.h b/src/core/transport/stream_op.h
index f27ef1b66b..99ba305a98 100644
--- a/src/core/transport/stream_op.h
+++ b/src/core/transport/stream_op.h
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ typedef struct grpc_linked_mdelem {
   grpc_mdelem *md;
   struct grpc_linked_mdelem *next;
   struct grpc_linked_mdelem *prev;
+  void *reserved;
 } grpc_linked_mdelem;
 
 typedef struct grpc_mdelem_list {