diff --git a/main/bridge_roles.c b/main/bridge_roles.c
index 1d781ca93caab91f98312cafc06d99b9f52ac404..d68e6b169f472681f026cbbb0d349d5f048f597d 100644
--- a/main/bridge_roles.c
+++ b/main/bridge_roles.c
@@ -53,12 +53,12 @@ struct bridge_role_option {
 
 struct bridge_role {
 	AST_LIST_ENTRY(bridge_role) list;
-	AST_LIST_HEAD(, bridge_role_option) options;
+	AST_LIST_HEAD_NOLOCK(, bridge_role_option) options;
 	char role[AST_ROLE_LEN];
 };
 
 struct bridge_roles_datastore {
-	AST_LIST_HEAD(, bridge_role) role_list;
+	AST_LIST_HEAD_NOLOCK(, bridge_role) role_list;
 };
 
 /*!
@@ -130,6 +130,8 @@ static struct bridge_roles_datastore *setup_bridge_roles_datastore(struct ast_ch
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
+	AST_LIST_HEAD_INIT_NOLOCK(&roles_datastore->role_list);
+
 	datastore->data = roles_datastore;
 	ast_channel_datastore_add(chan, datastore);
 	return roles_datastore;
@@ -266,6 +268,8 @@ static int setup_bridge_role(struct bridge_roles_datastore *roles_datastore, con
 		return -1;
 	}
 
+	AST_LIST_HEAD_INIT_NOLOCK(&role->options);
+
 	ast_copy_string(role->role, role_name, sizeof(role->role));
 
 	AST_LIST_INSERT_TAIL(&roles_datastore->role_list, role, list);