struct qib_qp __rcu **qpp;
 
                qpp = &dev->qp_table[n];
-               q = rcu_dereference_protected(*qpp,
-                       lockdep_is_held(&dev->qpt_lock));
-               for (; q; qpp = &q->next) {
+               for (; (q = rcu_dereference_protected(*qpp,
+                               lockdep_is_held(&dev->qpt_lock))) != NULL;
+                               qpp = &q->next)
                        if (q == qp) {
                                atomic_dec(&qp->refcount);
                                *qpp = qp->next;
                                rcu_assign_pointer(qp->next, NULL);
-                               q = rcu_dereference_protected(*qpp,
-                                       lockdep_is_held(&dev->qpt_lock));
                                break;
                        }
-                       q = rcu_dereference_protected(*qpp,
-                               lockdep_is_held(&dev->qpt_lock));
-               }
        }
 
        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dev->qpt_lock, flags);