diff --git a/fs/debugfs/inode.c b/fs/debugfs/inode.c
index c7c83ff..9c0444c 100644
--- a/fs/debugfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/debugfs/inode.c
@@ -566,8 +566,7 @@
 	mutex_lock(&parent->d_inode->i_mutex);
 
 	if (child != dentry) {
-		next = list_entry(child->d_u.d_child.next, struct dentry,
-					d_u.d_child);
+		next = list_next_entry(child, d_u.d_child);
 		goto up;
 	}