diff --git a/drivers/staging/android/sync.c b/drivers/staging/android/sync.c
index 7bdb62bf6b40..f83e00c78051 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/android/sync.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/android/sync.c
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ void sync_timeline_signal(struct sync_timeline *obj)
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(pt, next, &obj->active_list_head,
 				 active_list) {
 		if (fence_is_signaled_locked(&pt->base))
-			list_del(&pt->active_list);
+			list_del_init(&pt->active_list);
 	}
 
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&obj->child_list_lock, flags);