diff --git a/fs/ecryptfs/messaging.c b/fs/ecryptfs/messaging.c
index 286f10b0363b15f05a561565f27caa45a46ee9fd..4f457d5c49331cb7b813b5c9ca4257bd59ce5c3b 100644
--- a/fs/ecryptfs/messaging.c
+++ b/fs/ecryptfs/messaging.c
@@ -442,15 +442,16 @@ void ecryptfs_release_messaging(void)
 	}
 	if (ecryptfs_daemon_hash) {
 		struct ecryptfs_daemon *daemon;
+		struct hlist_node *n;
 		int i;
 
 		mutex_lock(&ecryptfs_daemon_hash_mux);
 		for (i = 0; i < (1 << ecryptfs_hash_bits); i++) {
 			int rc;
 
-			hlist_for_each_entry(daemon,
-					     &ecryptfs_daemon_hash[i],
-					     euid_chain) {
+			hlist_for_each_entry_safe(daemon, n,
+						  &ecryptfs_daemon_hash[i],
+						  euid_chain) {
 				rc = ecryptfs_exorcise_daemon(daemon);
 				if (rc)
 					printk(KERN_ERR "%s: Error whilst "