diff --git a/fs/nilfs2/inode.c b/fs/nilfs2/inode.c
index c0aa274..2cc8c08 100644
--- a/fs/nilfs2/inode.c
+++ b/fs/nilfs2/inode.c
@@ -872,8 +872,7 @@
 			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 afe4f21..5deeadd 100644
--- a/fs/nilfs2/segment.c
+++ b/fs/nilfs2/segment.c
@@ -1991,8 +1991,7 @@
 
 		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 @@
 		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);
 }