diff --git a/drivers/isdn/mISDN/timerdev.c b/drivers/isdn/mISDN/timerdev.c
index f2b32186d4a19f2fbec632b5a7cf7c915a94134a..bbd99d3282c0cf32299086fe8575450ca042b75f 100644
--- a/drivers/isdn/mISDN/timerdev.c
+++ b/drivers/isdn/mISDN/timerdev.c
@@ -152,8 +152,7 @@ dev_expire_timer(unsigned long data)
 	u_long			flags;
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&timer->dev->lock, flags);
-	list_del(&timer->list);
-	list_add_tail(&timer->list, &timer->dev->expired);
+	list_move_tail(&timer->list, &timer->dev->expired);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&timer->dev->lock, flags);
 	wake_up_interruptible(&timer->dev->wait);
 }