diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/iwcm.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/iwcm.c
index ff9163dc1596..c4b779cc3b94 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/iwcm.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/iwcm.c
@@ -125,8 +125,10 @@ static void dealloc_work_entries(struct iwcm_id_private *cm_id_priv)
 {
 	struct list_head *e, *tmp;
 
-	list_for_each_safe(e, tmp, &cm_id_priv->work_free_list)
+	list_for_each_safe(e, tmp, &cm_id_priv->work_free_list) {
+		list_del(e);
 		kfree(list_entry(e, struct iwcm_work, free_list));
+	}
 }
 
 static int alloc_work_entries(struct iwcm_id_private *cm_id_priv, int count)