diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/include/nvkm/subdev/timer.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/include/nvkm/subdev/timer.h
index 6a567fe347b3..820a4805916f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/include/nvkm/subdev/timer.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/include/nvkm/subdev/timer.h
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 struct nvkm_alarm {
 	struct list_head head;
+	struct list_head exec;
 	u64 timestamp;
 	void (*func)(struct nvkm_alarm *);
 };
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/subdev/timer/base.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/subdev/timer/base.c
index f2a86eae0a0d..2437f7d41ca2 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/subdev/timer/base.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/subdev/timer/base.c
@@ -50,7 +50,8 @@ nvkm_timer_alarm_trigger(struct nvkm_timer *tmr)
 		/* Move to completed list.  We'll drop the lock before
 		 * executing the callback so it can reschedule itself.
 		 */
-		list_move_tail(&alarm->head, &exec);
+		list_del_init(&alarm->head);
+		list_add(&alarm->exec, &exec);
 	}
 
 	/* Shut down interrupt if no more pending alarms. */
@@ -59,8 +60,8 @@ nvkm_timer_alarm_trigger(struct nvkm_timer *tmr)
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&tmr->lock, flags);
 
 	/* Execute completed callbacks. */
-	list_for_each_entry_safe(alarm, atemp, &exec, head) {
-		list_del_init(&alarm->head);
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(alarm, atemp, &exec, exec) {
+		list_del(&alarm->exec);
 		alarm->func(alarm);
 	}
 }