diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_client.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_client.c
index e1370c556a3c3e90aa69e942d927dc78add80bfa..e6b9263f5c0d98914072eb828c2b30f154c28ec3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_client.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_client.c
@@ -662,8 +662,7 @@ static int i40e_client_release(struct i40e_client *client)
 				 client->name, pf->hw.pf_id);
 		}
 		/* delete the client instance from the list */
-		list_del(&cdev->list);
-		list_add(&cdev->list, &cdevs_tmp);
+		list_move(&cdev->list, &cdevs_tmp);
 		atomic_dec(&client->ref_cnt);
 		dev_info(&pf->pdev->dev, "Deleted client instance of Client %s\n",
 			 client->name);