diff --git a/core/src/lib/dlist.h b/core/src/lib/dlist.h
index 33de17791af..1511c749619 100644
--- a/core/src/lib/dlist.h
+++ b/core/src/lib/dlist.h
@@ -192,6 +192,7 @@ class dlistString
    char *c_str() { return str_; }
 
 private:
+   dlink link_;
    char str_[1];
    /* !!! Don't put anything after this as this space is used
     *     to hold the string in inline