diff --git a/libweston-desktop/xdg-shell-v5.c b/libweston-desktop/xdg-shell-v5.c
index dd36086..ebe7940 100644
--- a/libweston-desktop/xdg-shell-v5.c
+++ b/libweston-desktop/xdg-shell-v5.c
@@ -745,6 +745,8 @@
 		wl_event_loop_add_idle(loop,
 				       weston_desktop_xdg_surface_add_idle_callback,
 				       surface);
+
+	wl_list_init(&surface->configure_list);
 }
 
 static void