diff --git a/include/net/sctp/sctp.h b/include/net/sctp/sctp.h
index 65521cfdcadeee..03fb33efcae21d 100644
--- a/include/net/sctp/sctp.h
+++ b/include/net/sctp/sctp.h
@@ -386,11 +386,9 @@ static inline struct list_head *sctp_list_dequeue(struct list_head *list)
 {
 	struct list_head *result = NULL;
 
-	if (list->next != list) {
+	if (!list_empty(list)) {
 		result = list->next;
-		list->next = result->next;
-		list->next->prev = list;
-		INIT_LIST_HEAD(result);
+		list_del_init(result);
 	}
 	return result;
 }