diff --git a/drivers/dma/xilinx/xilinx_dma.c b/drivers/dma/xilinx/xilinx_dma.c
index 4b9530a7bf6529fe8454fb02db19c089bbfa6f4c..213e1a7314b77bcb7af94da3caa16f23116769c4 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/xilinx/xilinx_dma.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/xilinx/xilinx_dma.c
@@ -1420,8 +1420,7 @@ static void xilinx_vdma_start_transfer(struct xilinx_dma_chan *chan)
 
 	chan->desc_submitcount++;
 	chan->desc_pendingcount--;
-	list_del(&desc->node);
-	list_add_tail(&desc->node, &chan->active_list);
+	list_move_tail(&desc->node, &chan->active_list);
 	if (chan->desc_submitcount == chan->num_frms)
 		chan->desc_submitcount = 0;