diff --git a/mm/bootmem.c b/mm/bootmem.c
index 484849b..9da7d40 100644
--- a/mm/bootmem.c
+++ b/mm/bootmem.c
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 unsigned long min_low_pfn;
 unsigned long max_pfn;
 
-static LIST_HEAD(bdata_list);
 #ifdef CONFIG_CRASH_DUMP
 /*
  * If we have booted due to a crash, max_pfn will be a very low value. We need
@@ -34,6 +33,8 @@
 
 bootmem_data_t bootmem_node_data[MAX_NUMNODES] __initdata;
 
+static struct list_head bdata_list __initdata = LIST_HEAD_INIT(bdata_list);
+
 static int bootmem_debug;
 
 static int __init bootmem_debug_setup(char *buf)
@@ -73,20 +74,16 @@
  */
 static void __init link_bootmem(bootmem_data_t *bdata)
 {
-	bootmem_data_t *ent;
+	struct list_head *iter;
 
-	if (list_empty(&bdata_list)) {
-		list_add(&bdata->list, &bdata_list);
-		return;
+	list_for_each(iter, &bdata_list) {
+		bootmem_data_t *ent;
+
+		ent = list_entry(iter, bootmem_data_t, list);
+		if (bdata->node_boot_start < ent->node_boot_start)
+			break;
 	}
-	/* insert in order */
-	list_for_each_entry(ent, &bdata_list, list) {
-		if (bdata->node_boot_start < ent->node_boot_start) {
-			list_add_tail(&bdata->list, &ent->list);
-			return;
-		}
-	}
-	list_add_tail(&bdata->list, &bdata_list);
+	list_add_tail(&bdata->list, iter);
 }
 
 /*