diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4recover.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4recover.c
index d88ea7b9a85cbf4557d7689872150d08d33e4e64..591bfbdf0316dd3115e4f36dd369361abe9182a1 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4recover.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4recover.c
@@ -272,6 +272,7 @@ nfsd4_list_rec_dir(recdir_func *f, struct nfsd_net *nn)
 		.ctx.actor = nfsd4_build_namelist,
 		.names = LIST_HEAD_INIT(ctx.names)
 	};
+	struct name_list *entry, *tmp;
 	int status;
 
 	status = nfs4_save_creds(&original_cred);
@@ -286,9 +287,8 @@ nfsd4_list_rec_dir(recdir_func *f, struct nfsd_net *nn)
 
 	status = iterate_dir(nn->rec_file, &ctx.ctx);
 	mutex_lock_nested(&d_inode(dir)->i_mutex, I_MUTEX_PARENT);
-	while (!list_empty(&ctx.names)) {
-		struct name_list *entry;
-		entry = list_entry(ctx.names.next, struct name_list, list);
+
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(entry, tmp, &ctx.names, list) {
 		if (!status) {
 			struct dentry *dentry;
 			dentry = lookup_one_len(entry->name, dir, HEXDIR_LEN-1);
@@ -304,6 +304,12 @@ nfsd4_list_rec_dir(recdir_func *f, struct nfsd_net *nn)
 	}
 	mutex_unlock(&d_inode(dir)->i_mutex);
 	nfs4_reset_creds(original_cred);
+
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(entry, tmp, &ctx.names, list) {
+		dprintk("NFSD: %s. Left entry %s\n", __func__, entry->name);
+		list_del(&entry->list);
+		kfree(entry);
+	}
 	return status;
 }