diff --git a/fs/nilfs2/inode.c b/fs/nilfs2/inode.c
index c0aa27490c027f40c40a12951caf38720f0ff417..2cc8c087b2d57300e9f437734e15612a7cfce699 100644
--- a/fs/nilfs2/inode.c
+++ b/fs/nilfs2/inode.c
@@ -872,8 +872,7 @@ int nilfs_set_file_dirty(struct inode *inode, unsigned nr_dirty)
 			return -EINVAL; /* NILFS_I_DIRTY may remain for
 					   freeing inode */
 		}
-		list_del(&ii->i_dirty);
-		list_add_tail(&ii->i_dirty, &nilfs->ns_dirty_files);
+		list_move_tail(&ii->i_dirty, &nilfs->ns_dirty_files);
 		set_bit(NILFS_I_QUEUED, &ii->i_state);
 	}
 	spin_unlock(&nilfs->ns_inode_lock);
diff --git a/fs/nilfs2/segment.c b/fs/nilfs2/segment.c
index afe4f2183454d49a4be19b902c200b1922ebcc4e..5deeadda9083de848cc745d70bf9ef5429237093 100644
--- a/fs/nilfs2/segment.c
+++ b/fs/nilfs2/segment.c
@@ -1991,8 +1991,7 @@ static int nilfs_segctor_collect_dirty_files(struct nilfs_sc_info *sci,
 
 		clear_bit(NILFS_I_QUEUED, &ii->i_state);
 		set_bit(NILFS_I_BUSY, &ii->i_state);
-		list_del(&ii->i_dirty);
-		list_add_tail(&ii->i_dirty, &sci->sc_dirty_files);
+		list_move_tail(&ii->i_dirty, &sci->sc_dirty_files);
 	}
 	spin_unlock(&nilfs->ns_inode_lock);
 
@@ -2014,8 +2013,7 @@ static void nilfs_segctor_drop_written_files(struct nilfs_sc_info *sci,
 		clear_bit(NILFS_I_BUSY, &ii->i_state);
 		brelse(ii->i_bh);
 		ii->i_bh = NULL;
-		list_del(&ii->i_dirty);
-		list_add_tail(&ii->i_dirty, &ti->ti_garbage);
+		list_move_tail(&ii->i_dirty, &ti->ti_garbage);
 	}
 	spin_unlock(&nilfs->ns_inode_lock);
 }