diff --git a/fs/smbfs/request.c b/fs/smbfs/request.c
index c71dd27..c8e9619 100644
--- a/fs/smbfs/request.c
+++ b/fs/smbfs/request.c
@@ -400,8 +400,7 @@
 	if (!(req->rq_flags & SMB_REQ_TRANSMITTED))
 		goto out;
 
-	list_del_init(&req->rq_queue);
-	list_add_tail(&req->rq_queue, &server->recvq);
+	list_move_tail(&req->rq_queue, &server->recvq);
 	result = 1;
 out:
 	return result;
@@ -435,8 +434,7 @@
 	result = smb_request_send_req(req);
 	if (result < 0) {
 		server->conn_error = result;
-		list_del_init(&req->rq_queue);
-		list_add(&req->rq_queue, &server->xmitq);
+		list_move(&req->rq_queue, &server->xmitq);
 		result = -EIO;
 		goto out;
 	}