diff --git a/drivers/dma/idxd/irq.c b/drivers/dma/idxd/irq.c
index 6d6af0dc3c0e..1296076ea217 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/idxd/irq.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/idxd/irq.c
@@ -233,11 +233,13 @@ static void irq_process_work_list(struct idxd_irq_entry *irq_entry)
 
 	spin_unlock(&irq_entry->list_lock);
 
-	list_for_each_entry(desc, &flist, list) {
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(desc, n, &flist, list) {
 		/*
 		 * Check against the original status as ABORT is software defined
 		 * and 0xff, which DSA_COMP_STATUS_MASK can mask out.
 		 */
+		list_del(&desc->list);
+
 		if (unlikely(desc->completion->status == IDXD_COMP_DESC_ABORT)) {
 			complete_desc(desc, IDXD_COMPLETE_ABORT);
 			continue;