diff --git a/include/linux/smp.h b/include/linux/smp.h
index 6ae004e437ea..4991c6b12831 100644
--- a/include/linux/smp.h
+++ b/include/linux/smp.h
@@ -17,10 +17,7 @@ extern void cpu_idle(void);
 
 typedef void (*smp_call_func_t)(void *info);
 struct call_single_data {
-	union {
-		struct list_head list;
-		struct llist_node llist;
-	};
+	struct llist_node llist;
 	smp_call_func_t func;
 	void *info;
 	u16 flags;