diff --git a/kernel/irq_work.c b/kernel/irq_work.c
index bcf107ce0854..e2ebe8c71e8f 100644
--- a/kernel/irq_work.c
+++ b/kernel/irq_work.c
@@ -138,11 +138,7 @@ static void irq_work_run_list(struct llist_head *list)
 		return;
 
 	llnode = llist_del_all(list);
-	while (llnode != NULL) {
-		work = llist_entry(llnode, struct irq_work, llnode);
-
-		llnode = llist_next(llnode);
-
+	llist_for_each_entry(work, llnode, llnode) {
 		/*
 		 * Clear the PENDING bit, after this point the @work
 		 * can be re-used.