diff --git a/drivers/target/target_core_tpg.c b/drivers/target/target_core_tpg.c
index f69f4902dc07..ee16a45f1607 100644
--- a/drivers/target/target_core_tpg.c
+++ b/drivers/target/target_core_tpg.c
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ void core_tpg_del_initiator_node_acl(struct se_node_acl *acl)
 	if (acl->dynamic_node_acl) {
 		acl->dynamic_node_acl = 0;
 	}
-	list_del(&acl->acl_list);
+	list_del_init(&acl->acl_list);
 	tpg->num_node_acls--;
 	mutex_unlock(&tpg->acl_node_mutex);
 
@@ -572,7 +572,7 @@ int core_tpg_deregister(struct se_portal_group *se_tpg)
 	 * in transport_deregister_session().
 	 */
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(nacl, nacl_tmp, &node_list, acl_list) {
-		list_del(&nacl->acl_list);
+		list_del_init(&nacl->acl_list);
 		se_tpg->num_node_acls--;
 
 		core_tpg_wait_for_nacl_pr_ref(nacl);
diff --git a/drivers/target/target_core_transport.c b/drivers/target/target_core_transport.c
index f71bedea973a..a42054edd427 100644
--- a/drivers/target/target_core_transport.c
+++ b/drivers/target/target_core_transport.c
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ static void target_complete_nacl(struct kref *kref)
 	}
 
 	mutex_lock(&se_tpg->acl_node_mutex);
-	list_del(&nacl->acl_list);
+	list_del_init(&nacl->acl_list);
 	mutex_unlock(&se_tpg->acl_node_mutex);
 
 	core_tpg_wait_for_nacl_pr_ref(nacl);
@@ -503,7 +503,7 @@ void transport_free_session(struct se_session *se_sess)
 			spin_unlock_irqrestore(&se_nacl->nacl_sess_lock, flags);
 
 			if (se_nacl->dynamic_stop)
-				list_del(&se_nacl->acl_list);
+				list_del_init(&se_nacl->acl_list);
 		}
 		mutex_unlock(&se_tpg->acl_node_mutex);