diff --git a/fs/afs/cell.c b/fs/afs/cell.c
index 009a9ae..bfc1fd2 100644
--- a/fs/afs/cell.c
+++ b/fs/afs/cell.c
@@ -413,8 +413,7 @@
 
 	/* we found it in the graveyard - resurrect it */
  found_dead_server:
-	list_del(&server->link);
-	list_add_tail(&server->link, &cell->sv_list);
+	list_move_tail(&server->link, &cell->sv_list);
 	afs_get_server(server);
 	afs_kafstimod_del_timer(&server->timeout);
 	spin_unlock(&cell->sv_gylock);
diff --git a/fs/afs/kafsasyncd.c b/fs/afs/kafsasyncd.c
index 7ac07d0..f09a794 100644
--- a/fs/afs/kafsasyncd.c
+++ b/fs/afs/kafsasyncd.c
@@ -136,8 +136,7 @@
 			if (!list_empty(&kafsasyncd_async_attnq)) {
 				op = list_entry(kafsasyncd_async_attnq.next,
 						struct afs_async_op, link);
-				list_del(&op->link);
-				list_add_tail(&op->link,
+				list_move_tail(&op->link,
 					      &kafsasyncd_async_busyq);
 			}
 
@@ -204,8 +203,7 @@
 	init_waitqueue_entry(&op->waiter, kafsasyncd_task);
 	add_wait_queue(&op->call->waitq, &op->waiter);
 
-	list_del(&op->link);
-	list_add_tail(&op->link, &kafsasyncd_async_busyq);
+	list_move_tail(&op->link, &kafsasyncd_async_busyq);
 
 	spin_unlock(&kafsasyncd_async_lock);
 
@@ -223,8 +221,7 @@
 
 	spin_lock(&kafsasyncd_async_lock);
 
-	list_del(&op->link);
-	list_add_tail(&op->link, &kafsasyncd_async_attnq);
+	list_move_tail(&op->link, &kafsasyncd_async_attnq);
 
 	spin_unlock(&kafsasyncd_async_lock);
 
diff --git a/fs/afs/server.c b/fs/afs/server.c
index 62b093a..22afaae 100644
--- a/fs/afs/server.c
+++ b/fs/afs/server.c
@@ -123,8 +123,7 @@
  resurrect_server:
 	_debug("resurrecting server");
 
-	list_del(&zombie->link);
-	list_add_tail(&zombie->link, &cell->sv_list);
+	list_move_tail(&zombie->link, &cell->sv_list);
 	afs_get_server(zombie);
 	afs_kafstimod_del_timer(&zombie->timeout);
 	spin_unlock(&cell->sv_gylock);
@@ -168,8 +167,7 @@
 	}
 
 	spin_lock(&cell->sv_gylock);
-	list_del(&server->link);
-	list_add_tail(&server->link, &cell->sv_graveyard);
+	list_move_tail(&server->link, &cell->sv_graveyard);
 
 	/* time out in 10 secs */
 	afs_kafstimod_add_timer(&server->timeout, 10 * HZ);
diff --git a/fs/afs/vlocation.c b/fs/afs/vlocation.c
index eced206..331f730 100644
--- a/fs/afs/vlocation.c
+++ b/fs/afs/vlocation.c
@@ -326,8 +326,7 @@
 	/* found in the graveyard - resurrect */
 	_debug("found in graveyard");
 	atomic_inc(&vlocation->usage);
-	list_del(&vlocation->link);
-	list_add_tail(&vlocation->link, &cell->vl_list);
+	list_move_tail(&vlocation->link, &cell->vl_list);
 	spin_unlock(&cell->vl_gylock);
 
 	afs_kafstimod_del_timer(&vlocation->timeout);
@@ -478,8 +477,7 @@
 	}
 
 	/* move to graveyard queue */
-	list_del(&vlocation->link);
-	list_add_tail(&vlocation->link,&cell->vl_graveyard);
+	list_move_tail(&vlocation->link,&cell->vl_graveyard);
 
 	/* remove from pending timeout queue (refcounted if actually being
 	 * updated) */
diff --git a/fs/afs/vnode.c b/fs/afs/vnode.c
index 9867fef..cf62da5 100644
--- a/fs/afs/vnode.c
+++ b/fs/afs/vnode.c
@@ -104,8 +104,7 @@
 					vnode->cb_expiry * HZ);
 
 		spin_lock(&afs_cb_hash_lock);
-		list_del(&vnode->cb_hash_link);
-		list_add_tail(&vnode->cb_hash_link,
+		list_move_tail(&vnode->cb_hash_link,
 			      &afs_cb_hash(server, &vnode->fid));
 		spin_unlock(&afs_cb_hash_lock);