diff --git a/drivers/base/bus.c b/drivers/base/bus.c
index f4fa27315fb4b69841ecf2a551d58d9a241c5546..2b3902c867dab76cf5b9b9d65d1778be20ac20e1 100644
--- a/drivers/base/bus.c
+++ b/drivers/base/bus.c
@@ -405,9 +405,8 @@ void device_release_driver(struct device * dev)
 
 static void driver_detach(struct device_driver * drv)
 {
-	struct list_head * entry, * next;
-	list_for_each_safe(entry, next, &drv->devices) {
-		struct device * dev = container_of(entry, struct device, driver_list);
+	while (!list_empty(&drv->devices)) {
+		struct device * dev = container_of(drv->devices.next, struct device, driver_list);
 		device_release_driver(dev);
 	}
 }