diff --git a/ipc/sem.c b/ipc/sem.c
index 7cab67c8fb5984..77c011e90414c3 100644
--- a/ipc/sem.c
+++ b/ipc/sem.c
@@ -830,8 +830,7 @@ static inline int check_restart(struct sem_array *sma, struct sem_queue *q)
 static int wake_const_ops(struct sem_array *sma, int semnum,
 			  struct wake_q_head *wake_q)
 {
-	struct sem_queue *q;
-	struct list_head *walk;
+	struct sem_queue *q, *tmp;
 	struct list_head *pending_list;
 	int semop_completed = 0;
 
@@ -840,25 +839,19 @@ static int wake_const_ops(struct sem_array *sma, int semnum,
 	else
 		pending_list = &sma->sem_base[semnum].pending_const;
 
-	walk = pending_list->next;
-	while (walk != pending_list) {
-		int error;
-
-		q = container_of(walk, struct sem_queue, list);
-		walk = walk->next;
-
-		error = perform_atomic_semop(sma, q);
-
-		if (error <= 0) {
-			/* operation completed, remove from queue & wakeup */
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(q, tmp, pending_list, list) {
+		int error = perform_atomic_semop(sma, q);
 
-			unlink_queue(sma, q);
+		if (error > 0)
+			continue;
+		/* operation completed, remove from queue & wakeup */
+		unlink_queue(sma, q);
 
-			wake_up_sem_queue_prepare(q, error, wake_q);
-			if (error == 0)
-				semop_completed = 1;
-		}
+		wake_up_sem_queue_prepare(q, error, wake_q);
+		if (error == 0)
+			semop_completed = 1;
 	}
+
 	return semop_completed;
 }
 
@@ -931,8 +924,7 @@ static int do_smart_wakeup_zero(struct sem_array *sma, struct sembuf *sops,
  */
 static int update_queue(struct sem_array *sma, int semnum, struct wake_q_head *wake_q)
 {
-	struct sem_queue *q;
-	struct list_head *walk;
+	struct sem_queue *q, *tmp;
 	struct list_head *pending_list;
 	int semop_completed = 0;
 
@@ -942,13 +934,9 @@ static int update_queue(struct sem_array *sma, int semnum, struct wake_q_head *w
 		pending_list = &sma->sem_base[semnum].pending_alter;
 
 again:
-	walk = pending_list->next;
-	while (walk != pending_list) {
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(q, tmp, pending_list, list) {
 		int error, restart;
 
-		q = container_of(walk, struct sem_queue, list);
-		walk = walk->next;
-
 		/* If we are scanning the single sop, per-semaphore list of
 		 * one semaphore and that semaphore is 0, then it is not
 		 * necessary to scan further: simple increments