diff --git a/lib/rhashtable.c b/lib/rhashtable.c
index 51282f579760..37ea94b636a3 100644
--- a/lib/rhashtable.c
+++ b/lib/rhashtable.c
@@ -670,8 +670,16 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(rhashtable_walk_stop);
 
 static size_t rounded_hashtable_size(const struct rhashtable_params *params)
 {
-	return max(roundup_pow_of_two(params->nelem_hint * 4 / 3),
-		   (unsigned long)params->min_size);
+	size_t retsize;
+
+	if (params->nelem_hint)
+		retsize = max(roundup_pow_of_two(params->nelem_hint * 4 / 3),
+			      (unsigned long)params->min_size);
+	else
+		retsize = max(HASH_DEFAULT_SIZE,
+			      (unsigned long)params->min_size);
+
+	return retsize;
 }
 
 static u32 rhashtable_jhash2(const void *key, u32 length, u32 seed)
@@ -728,8 +736,6 @@ int rhashtable_init(struct rhashtable *ht,
 	struct bucket_table *tbl;
 	size_t size;
 
-	size = HASH_DEFAULT_SIZE;
-
 	if ((!params->key_len && !params->obj_hashfn) ||
 	    (params->obj_hashfn && !params->obj_cmpfn))
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -756,8 +762,7 @@ int rhashtable_init(struct rhashtable *ht,
 
 	ht->p.min_size = max(ht->p.min_size, HASH_MIN_SIZE);
 
-	if (params->nelem_hint)
-		size = rounded_hashtable_size(&ht->p);
+	size = rounded_hashtable_size(&ht->p);
 
 	/* The maximum (not average) chain length grows with the
 	 * size of the hash table, at a rate of (log N)/(log log N).