diff --git a/drivers/dma/sun4i-dma.c b/drivers/dma/sun4i-dma.c
index e8b6633ae6612fb3c2734b2fff92009e8172bea1..93f1645ae928992fa7183622f756dbb828f19877 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/sun4i-dma.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/sun4i-dma.c
@@ -1042,9 +1042,8 @@ static irqreturn_t sun4i_dma_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_id)
 			 * Move the promise into the completed list now that
 			 * we're done with it
 			 */
-			list_del(&vchan->processing->list);
-			list_add_tail(&vchan->processing->list,
-				      &contract->completed_demands);
+			list_move_tail(&vchan->processing->list,
+				       &contract->completed_demands);
 
 			/*
 			 * Cyclic DMA transfers are special: