diff --git a/net/bluetooth/mgmt.c b/net/bluetooth/mgmt.c
index f1672b15c0f3837d2674f6cc00bf8ced0b6efd9e..90eabcae3ed2544f40d84904d16b7c2a1bd2d9c5 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/mgmt.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/mgmt.c
@@ -5225,7 +5225,7 @@ static int remove_device(struct sock *sk, struct hci_dev *hdev,
 			goto unlock;
 		}
 
-		list_del_init(&params->action);
+		list_del(&params->action);
 		list_del(&params->list);
 		kfree(params);
 		hci_update_background_scan(hdev);