diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index 1c3f0997e857c1..14a748ee8cc985 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -5280,7 +5280,8 @@ static void __napi_gro_flush_chain(struct napi_struct *napi, u32 index,
 	list_for_each_entry_safe_reverse(skb, p, head, list) {
 		if (flush_old && NAPI_GRO_CB(skb)->age == jiffies)
 			return;
-		list_del_init(&skb->list);
+		list_del(&skb->list);
+		skb->next = NULL;
 		napi_gro_complete(skb);
 		napi->gro_count--;
 		napi->gro_hash[index].count--;
@@ -5461,7 +5462,8 @@ static enum gro_result dev_gro_receive(struct napi_struct *napi, struct sk_buff
 	ret = NAPI_GRO_CB(skb)->free ? GRO_MERGED_FREE : GRO_MERGED;
 
 	if (pp) {
-		list_del_init(&pp->list);
+		list_del(&pp->list);
+		pp->next = NULL;
 		napi_gro_complete(pp);
 		napi->gro_count--;
 		napi->gro_hash[hash].count--;