diff --git a/kernel/locking/lockdep.c b/kernel/locking/lockdep.c
index d23dcb47389e..2e8ef6082f72 100644
--- a/kernel/locking/lockdep.c
+++ b/kernel/locking/lockdep.c
@@ -1367,11 +1367,25 @@ static inline int get_lock_depth(struct lock_list *child)
 	return depth;
 }
 
+/*
+ * Return the forward or backward dependency list.
+ *
+ * @lock:   the lock_list to get its class's dependency list
+ * @offset: the offset to struct lock_class to determine whether it is
+ *          locks_after or locks_before
+ */
+static inline struct list_head *get_dep_list(struct lock_list *lock, int offset)
+{
+	void *lock_class = lock->class;
+
+	return lock_class + offset;
+}
+
 static int __bfs(struct lock_list *source_entry,
 		 void *data,
 		 int (*match)(struct lock_list *entry, void *data),
 		 struct lock_list **target_entry,
-		 int forward)
+		 int offset)
 {
 	struct lock_list *entry;
 	struct lock_list *lock;
@@ -1385,11 +1399,7 @@ static int __bfs(struct lock_list *source_entry,
 		goto exit;
 	}
 
-	if (forward)
-		head = &source_entry->class->locks_after;
-	else
-		head = &source_entry->class->locks_before;
-
+	head = get_dep_list(source_entry, offset);
 	if (list_empty(head))
 		goto exit;
 
@@ -1403,10 +1413,7 @@ static int __bfs(struct lock_list *source_entry,
 			goto exit;
 		}
 
-		if (forward)
-			head = &lock->class->locks_after;
-		else
-			head = &lock->class->locks_before;
+		head = get_dep_list(lock, offset);
 
 		DEBUG_LOCKS_WARN_ON(!irqs_disabled());
 
@@ -1439,7 +1446,8 @@ static inline int __bfs_forwards(struct lock_list *src_entry,
 			int (*match)(struct lock_list *entry, void *data),
 			struct lock_list **target_entry)
 {
-	return __bfs(src_entry, data, match, target_entry, 1);
+	return __bfs(src_entry, data, match, target_entry,
+		     offsetof(struct lock_class, locks_after));
 
 }
 
@@ -1448,7 +1456,8 @@ static inline int __bfs_backwards(struct lock_list *src_entry,
 			int (*match)(struct lock_list *entry, void *data),
 			struct lock_list **target_entry)
 {
-	return __bfs(src_entry, data, match, target_entry, 0);
+	return __bfs(src_entry, data, match, target_entry,
+		     offsetof(struct lock_class, locks_before));
 
 }