diff --git a/drivers/dma/mmp_pdma.c b/drivers/dma/mmp_pdma.c
index ff8d7827f8cbe80e2c66d78db1f50ad6fdd91b5a..558994f3882266ae8318b8854f4bb0ea85309a83 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/mmp_pdma.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/mmp_pdma.c
@@ -798,8 +798,7 @@ static void dma_do_tasklet(unsigned long data)
 		 * move the descriptors to a temporary list so we can drop
 		 * the lock during the entire cleanup operation
 		 */
-		list_del(&desc->node);
-		list_add(&desc->node, &chain_cleanup);
+		list_move(&desc->node, &chain_cleanup);
 
 		/*
 		 * Look for the first list entry which has the ENDIRQEN flag