diff --git a/fs/nfs/client.c b/fs/nfs/client.c
index ccb455053ee48090ab21b4bdd55294d3f4694010..a49f9feff776253f99ffd167246a5fc2b77d79d5 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/client.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/client.c
@@ -1206,23 +1206,9 @@ static int nfs_server_list_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
  */
 static void *nfs_server_list_start(struct seq_file *m, loff_t *_pos)
 {
-	struct list_head *_p;
-	loff_t pos = *_pos;
-
 	/* lock the list against modification */
 	spin_lock(&nfs_client_lock);
-
-	/* allow for the header line */
-	if (!pos)
-		return SEQ_START_TOKEN;
-	pos--;
-
-	/* find the n'th element in the list */
-	list_for_each(_p, &nfs_client_list)
-		if (!pos--)
-			break;
-
-	return _p != &nfs_client_list ? _p : NULL;
+	return seq_list_start_head(&nfs_client_list, *_pos);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -1230,14 +1216,7 @@ static void *nfs_server_list_start(struct seq_file *m, loff_t *_pos)
  */
 static void *nfs_server_list_next(struct seq_file *p, void *v, loff_t *pos)
 {
-	struct list_head *_p;
-
-	(*pos)++;
-
-	_p = v;
-	_p = (v == SEQ_START_TOKEN) ? nfs_client_list.next : _p->next;
-
-	return _p != &nfs_client_list ? _p : NULL;
+	return seq_list_next(v, &nfs_client_list, pos);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -1256,7 +1235,7 @@ static int nfs_server_list_show(struct seq_file *m, void *v)
 	struct nfs_client *clp;
 
 	/* display header on line 1 */
-	if (v == SEQ_START_TOKEN) {
+	if (v == &nfs_client_list) {
 		seq_puts(m, "NV SERVER   PORT USE HOSTNAME\n");
 		return 0;
 	}
@@ -1297,23 +1276,9 @@ static int nfs_volume_list_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
  */
 static void *nfs_volume_list_start(struct seq_file *m, loff_t *_pos)
 {
-	struct list_head *_p;
-	loff_t pos = *_pos;
-
 	/* lock the list against modification */
 	spin_lock(&nfs_client_lock);
-
-	/* allow for the header line */
-	if (!pos)
-		return SEQ_START_TOKEN;
-	pos--;
-
-	/* find the n'th element in the list */
-	list_for_each(_p, &nfs_volume_list)
-		if (!pos--)
-			break;
-
-	return _p != &nfs_volume_list ? _p : NULL;
+	return seq_list_start_head(&nfs_volume_list, *_pos);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -1321,14 +1286,7 @@ static void *nfs_volume_list_start(struct seq_file *m, loff_t *_pos)
  */
 static void *nfs_volume_list_next(struct seq_file *p, void *v, loff_t *pos)
 {
-	struct list_head *_p;
-
-	(*pos)++;
-
-	_p = v;
-	_p = (v == SEQ_START_TOKEN) ? nfs_volume_list.next : _p->next;
-
-	return _p != &nfs_volume_list ? _p : NULL;
+	return seq_list_next(v, &nfs_volume_list, pos);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -1349,7 +1307,7 @@ static int nfs_volume_list_show(struct seq_file *m, void *v)
 	char dev[8], fsid[17];
 
 	/* display header on line 1 */
-	if (v == SEQ_START_TOKEN) {
+	if (v == &nfs_volume_list) {
 		seq_puts(m, "NV SERVER   PORT DEV     FSID\n");
 		return 0;
 	}