while (!list_empty(&tdc->pending_sg_req)) {
                sgreq = list_first_entry(&tdc->pending_sg_req,
                                                typeof(*sgreq), node);
-               list_del(&sgreq->node);
-               list_add_tail(&sgreq->node, &tdc->free_sg_req);
+               list_move_tail(&sgreq->node, &tdc->free_sg_req);
                if (sgreq->last_sg) {
                        dma_desc = sgreq->dma_desc;
                        dma_desc->dma_status = DMA_ERROR;
 
        /* If not last req then put at end of pending list */
        if (!list_is_last(&sgreq->node, &tdc->pending_sg_req)) {
-               list_del(&sgreq->node);
-               list_add_tail(&sgreq->node, &tdc->pending_sg_req);
+               list_move_tail(&sgreq->node, &tdc->pending_sg_req);
                sgreq->configured = false;
                st = handle_continuous_head_request(tdc, sgreq, to_terminate);
                if (!st)