diff --git a/kernel/padata.c b/kernel/padata.c
index 9395b77fabb1..c17f772cc315 100644
--- a/kernel/padata.c
+++ b/kernel/padata.c
@@ -390,13 +390,16 @@ void padata_do_serial(struct padata_priv *padata)
 	int hashed_cpu = padata_cpu_hash(pd, padata->seq_nr);
 	struct padata_list *reorder = per_cpu_ptr(pd->reorder_list, hashed_cpu);
 	struct padata_priv *cur;
+	struct list_head *pos;
 
 	spin_lock(&reorder->lock);
 	/* Sort in ascending order of sequence number. */
-	list_for_each_entry_reverse(cur, &reorder->list, list)
+	list_for_each_prev(pos, &reorder->list) {
+		cur = list_entry(pos, struct padata_priv, list);
 		if (cur->seq_nr < padata->seq_nr)
 			break;
-	list_add(&padata->list, &cur->list);
+	}
+	list_add(&padata->list, pos);
 	spin_unlock(&reorder->lock);
 
 	/*