struct vchiq_service *service;
        enum vchiq_status status;
        struct bulk_waiter_node *waiter = NULL;
+       bool found = false;
 
        service = find_service_by_handle(handle);
        if (!service)
        list_for_each_entry(waiter, &instance->bulk_waiter_list, list) {
                if (waiter->pid == current->pid) {
                        list_del(&waiter->list);
+                       found = true;
                        break;
                }
        }
        mutex_unlock(&instance->bulk_waiter_list_mutex);
 
-       if (waiter) {
+       if (found) {
                struct vchiq_bulk *bulk = waiter->bulk_waiter.bulk;
 
                if (bulk) {
                                spin_unlock(&bulk_waiter_spinlock);
                        }
                }
-       }
-
-       if (!waiter) {
+       } else {
                waiter = kzalloc(sizeof(struct bulk_waiter_node), GFP_KERNEL);
                if (!waiter) {
                        vchiq_log_error(vchiq_core_log_level,
 {
        struct vchiq_service *service;
        struct bulk_waiter_node *waiter = NULL;
+       bool found = false;
        void *userdata = NULL;
        int status = 0;
        int ret;
                                    list) {
                        if (waiter->pid == current->pid) {
                                list_del(&waiter->list);
+                               found = true;
                                break;
                        }
                }
                mutex_unlock(&instance->bulk_waiter_list_mutex);
-               if (!waiter) {
+               if (!found) {
                        vchiq_log_error(vchiq_arm_log_level,
                                "no bulk_waiter found for pid %d",
                                current->pid);