spin_lock_bh(&bat_priv->tt.req_list_lock);
 
        list_for_each_entry_safe(node, safe, &bat_priv->tt.req_list, list) {
-               list_del(&node->list);
+               list_del_init(&node->list);
                kfree(node);
        }
 
        list_for_each_entry_safe(node, safe, &bat_priv->tt.req_list, list) {
                if (batadv_has_timed_out(node->issued_at,
                                         BATADV_TT_REQUEST_TIMEOUT)) {
-                       list_del(&node->list);
+                       list_del_init(&node->list);
                        kfree(node);
                }
        }
                batadv_hardif_free_ref(primary_if);
        if (ret && tt_req_node) {
                spin_lock_bh(&bat_priv->tt.req_list_lock);
-               list_del(&tt_req_node->list);
+               /* list_del_init() verifies tt_req_node still is in the list */
+               list_del_init(&tt_req_node->list);
                spin_unlock_bh(&bat_priv->tt.req_list_lock);
                kfree(tt_req_node);
        }
        list_for_each_entry_safe(node, safe, &bat_priv->tt.req_list, list) {
                if (!batadv_compare_eth(node->addr, resp_src))
                        continue;
-               list_del(&node->list);
+               list_del_init(&node->list);
                kfree(node);
        }