diff --git a/neutron/common/rpc.py b/neutron/common/rpc.py
index 3800a683dfe..9c564059686 100644
--- a/neutron/common/rpc.py
+++ b/neutron/common/rpc.py
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ class RpcProxy(object):
     RPC_API_NAMESPACE = None
 
     def __init__(self, topic, default_version, version_cap=None):
+        super(RpcProxy, self).__init__()
         self.topic = topic
         target = messaging.Target(topic=topic, version=default_version)
         self._client = get_client(target, version_cap=version_cap)