diff --git a/kernel/bpf/task_iter.c b/kernel/bpf/task_iter.c
index e5c3500443c6..ec4e97c61eef 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/task_iter.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/task_iter.c
@@ -978,6 +978,8 @@ __bpf_kfunc int bpf_iter_task_new(struct bpf_iter_task *it,
 	BUILD_BUG_ON(__alignof__(struct bpf_iter_task_kern) !=
 					__alignof__(struct bpf_iter_task));
 
+	kit->pos = NULL;
+
 	switch (flags) {
 	case BPF_TASK_ITER_ALL_THREADS:
 	case BPF_TASK_ITER_ALL_PROCS: