diff --git a/include/linux/list.h b/include/linux/list.h
index c88a591d1c029c8c0db0f16048996d3af1cd40da..ef959417106222d475fbc01c419cf42db05dcca6 100644
--- a/include/linux/list.h
+++ b/include/linux/list.h
@@ -361,6 +361,17 @@ static inline void list_splice_tail_init(struct list_head *list,
 #define list_first_entry(ptr, type, member) \
 	list_entry((ptr)->next, type, member)
 
+/**
+ * list_last_entry - get the last element from a list
+ * @ptr:	the list head to take the element from.
+ * @type:	the type of the struct this is embedded in.
+ * @member:	the name of the list_struct within the struct.
+ *
+ * Note, that list is expected to be not empty.
+ */
+#define list_last_entry(ptr, type, member) \
+	list_entry((ptr)->prev, type, member)
+
 /**
  * list_first_entry_or_null - get the first element from a list
  * @ptr:	the list head to take the element from.
@@ -432,7 +443,7 @@ static inline void list_splice_tail_init(struct list_head *list,
  * @member:	the name of the list_struct within the struct.
  */
 #define list_for_each_entry(pos, head, member)				\
-	for (pos = list_entry((head)->next, typeof(*pos), member);	\
+	for (pos = list_first_entry(head, typeof(*pos), member);	\
 	     &pos->member != (head);					\
 	     pos = list_next_entry(pos, member))
 
@@ -443,7 +454,7 @@ static inline void list_splice_tail_init(struct list_head *list,
  * @member:	the name of the list_struct within the struct.
  */
 #define list_for_each_entry_reverse(pos, head, member)			\
-	for (pos = list_entry((head)->prev, typeof(*pos), member);	\
+	for (pos = list_last_entry(head, typeof(*pos), member);		\
 	     &pos->member != (head); 					\
 	     pos = list_prev_entry(pos, member))
 
@@ -506,7 +517,7 @@ static inline void list_splice_tail_init(struct list_head *list,
  * @member:	the name of the list_struct within the struct.
  */
 #define list_for_each_entry_safe(pos, n, head, member)			\
-	for (pos = list_entry((head)->next, typeof(*pos), member),	\
+	for (pos = list_first_entry(head, typeof(*pos), member),	\
 		n = list_next_entry(pos, member);			\
 	     &pos->member != (head); 					\
 	     pos = n, n = list_next_entry(n, member))
@@ -553,7 +564,7 @@ static inline void list_splice_tail_init(struct list_head *list,
  * of list entry.
  */
 #define list_for_each_entry_safe_reverse(pos, n, head, member)		\
-	for (pos = list_entry((head)->prev, typeof(*pos), member),	\
+	for (pos = list_last_entry(head, typeof(*pos), member),		\
 		n = list_prev_entry(pos, member);			\
 	     &pos->member != (head); 					\
 	     pos = n, n = list_prev_entry(n, member))