diff --git a/fs/dquot.c b/fs/dquot.c
index dcc5a58..3a99584 100644
--- a/fs/dquot.c
+++ b/fs/dquot.c
@@ -474,7 +474,7 @@
 		spin_lock(&dq_list_lock);
 		dirty = &dqopt->info[cnt].dqi_dirty_list;
 		while (!list_empty(dirty)) {
-			dquot = list_entry(dirty->next, struct dquot, dq_dirty);
+			dquot = list_first_entry(dirty, struct dquot, dq_dirty);
 			/* Dirty and inactive can be only bad dquot... */
 			if (!test_bit(DQ_ACTIVE_B, &dquot->dq_flags)) {
 				clear_dquot_dirty(dquot);
diff --git a/fs/eventpoll.c b/fs/eventpoll.c
index d0b8606..b5c7ca5 100644
--- a/fs/eventpoll.c
+++ b/fs/eventpoll.c
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@
 	mutex_lock(&epmutex);
 
 	while (!list_empty(lsthead)) {
-		epi = list_entry(lsthead->next, struct epitem, fllink);
+		epi = list_first_entry(lsthead, struct epitem, fllink);
 
 		ep = epi->ep;
 		list_del_init(&epi->fllink);
@@ -1143,7 +1143,7 @@
 
 	if (nwait) {
 		while (!list_empty(lsthead)) {
-			pwq = list_entry(lsthead->next, struct eppoll_entry, llink);
+			pwq = list_first_entry(lsthead, struct eppoll_entry, llink);
 
 			list_del_init(&pwq->llink);
 			remove_wait_queue(pwq->whead, &pwq->wait);
@@ -1359,7 +1359,7 @@
 	 * read.
 	 */
 	for (eventcnt = 0; !list_empty(txlist) && eventcnt < maxevents;) {
-		epi = list_entry(txlist->next, struct epitem, rdllink);
+		epi = list_first_entry(txlist, struct epitem, rdllink);
 		prefetch(epi->rdllink.next);
 
 		/*
diff --git a/fs/inode.c b/fs/inode.c
index 81508b0..410f235 100644
--- a/fs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/inode.c
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@
 	while (!list_empty(head)) {
 		struct inode *inode;
 
-		inode = list_entry(head->next, struct inode, i_list);
+		inode = list_first_entry(head, struct inode, i_list);
 		list_del(&inode->i_list);
 
 		if (inode->i_data.nrpages)
diff --git a/fs/inotify.c b/fs/inotify.c
index f5099d8..7457501 100644
--- a/fs/inotify.c
+++ b/fs/inotify.c
@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@
 			mutex_unlock(&ih->mutex);
 			break;
 		}
-		watch = list_entry(watches->next, struct inotify_watch, h_list);
+		watch = list_first_entry(watches, struct inotify_watch, h_list);
 		get_inotify_watch(watch);
 		mutex_unlock(&ih->mutex);
 
diff --git a/fs/namespace.c b/fs/namespace.c
index c5b8810..72bb106 100644
--- a/fs/namespace.c
+++ b/fs/namespace.c
@@ -499,7 +499,7 @@
 {
 	struct vfsmount *mnt;
 	while (!list_empty(head)) {
-		mnt = list_entry(head->next, struct vfsmount, mnt_hash);
+		mnt = list_first_entry(head, struct vfsmount, mnt_hash);
 		list_del_init(&mnt->mnt_hash);
 		if (mnt->mnt_parent != mnt) {
 			struct dentry *dentry;
@@ -1177,7 +1177,7 @@
 
 	while (!list_empty(graveyard)) {
 		LIST_HEAD(umounts);
-		mnt = list_entry(graveyard->next, struct vfsmount, mnt_expire);
+		mnt = list_first_entry(graveyard, struct vfsmount, mnt_expire);
 		list_del_init(&mnt->mnt_expire);
 
 		/* don't do anything if the namespace is dead - all the
diff --git a/fs/pnode.c b/fs/pnode.c
index 56aacea..89940f2 100644
--- a/fs/pnode.c
+++ b/fs/pnode.c
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
 	} else {
 		struct list_head *p = &mnt->mnt_slave_list;
 		while (!list_empty(p)) {
-                        slave_mnt = list_entry(p->next,
+                        slave_mnt = list_first_entry(p,
 					struct vfsmount, mnt_slave);
 			list_del_init(&slave_mnt->mnt_slave);
 			slave_mnt->mnt_master = NULL;