diff --git a/drivers/staging/fsl-mc/bus/fsl-mc-allocator.c b/drivers/staging/fsl-mc/bus/fsl-mc-allocator.c
index 2004fa7f5091..1e06d28ac967 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/fsl-mc/bus/fsl-mc-allocator.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/fsl-mc/bus/fsl-mc-allocator.c
@@ -142,8 +142,7 @@ static int __must_check fsl_mc_resource_pool_remove_device(struct fsl_mc_device
 		goto out_unlock;
 	}
 
-	list_del(&resource->node);
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&resource->node);
+	list_del_init(&resource->node);
 	res_pool->free_count--;
 	res_pool->max_count--;
 
@@ -220,8 +219,7 @@ int __must_check fsl_mc_resource_allocate(struct fsl_mc_bus *mc_bus,
 		    res_pool->free_count > res_pool->max_count))
 		goto out_unlock;
 
-	list_del(&resource->node);
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&resource->node);
+	list_del_init(&resource->node);
 
 	res_pool->free_count--;
 	error = 0;