diff --git a/net/sched/sch_ets.c b/net/sched/sch_ets.c
index 18269f86d21e..9da86db4d2c2 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_ets.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_ets.c
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ static void ets_class_qlen_notify(struct Qdisc *sch, unsigned long arg)
 	 * to remove them.
 	 */
 	if (!ets_class_is_strict(q, cl) && sch->q.qlen)
-		list_del(&cl->alist);
+		list_del_init(&cl->alist);
 }
 
 static int ets_class_dump(struct Qdisc *sch, unsigned long arg,
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ static struct sk_buff *ets_qdisc_dequeue(struct Qdisc *sch)
 			if (unlikely(!skb))
 				goto out;
 			if (cl->qdisc->q.qlen == 0)
-				list_del(&cl->alist);
+				list_del_init(&cl->alist);
 			return ets_qdisc_dequeue_skb(sch, skb);
 		}
 
@@ -660,7 +660,7 @@ static int ets_qdisc_change(struct Qdisc *sch, struct nlattr *opt,
 	}
 	for (i = q->nbands; i < oldbands; i++) {
 		if (i >= q->nstrict && q->classes[i].qdisc->q.qlen)
-			list_del(&q->classes[i].alist);
+			list_del_init(&q->classes[i].alist);
 		qdisc_tree_flush_backlog(q->classes[i].qdisc);
 	}
 	q->nstrict = nstrict;
@@ -716,7 +716,7 @@ static void ets_qdisc_reset(struct Qdisc *sch)
 
 	for (band = q->nstrict; band < q->nbands; band++) {
 		if (q->classes[band].qdisc->q.qlen)
-			list_del(&q->classes[band].alist);
+			list_del_init(&q->classes[band].alist);
 	}
 	for (band = 0; band < q->nbands; band++)
 		qdisc_reset(q->classes[band].qdisc);