diff --git a/fs/proc/inode.c b/fs/proc/inode.c
index e69ebe648a34..907265009b03 100644
--- a/fs/proc/inode.c
+++ b/fs/proc/inode.c
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ static void close_pdeo(struct proc_dir_entry *pde, struct pde_opener *pdeo)
 		file = pdeo->file;
 		pde->proc_fops->release(file_inode(file), file);
 		spin_lock(&pde->pde_unload_lock);
-		list_del_init(&pdeo->lh);
+		list_del(&pdeo->lh);
 		if (pdeo->c)
 			complete(pdeo->c);
 		kfree(pdeo);