diff --git a/job.c b/job.c
index dbfa67bb0a..54db80df66 100644
--- a/job.c
+++ b/job.c
@@ -352,6 +352,7 @@ void *job_create(const char *job_id, const JobDriver *driver, JobTxn *txn,
     notifier_list_init(&job->on_finalize_completed);
     notifier_list_init(&job->on_pending);
     notifier_list_init(&job->on_ready);
+    notifier_list_init(&job->on_idle);
 
     job_state_transition(job, JOB_STATUS_CREATED);
     aio_timer_init(qemu_get_aio_context(), &job->sleep_timer,