diff --git a/drivers/target/target_core_tpg.c b/drivers/target/target_core_tpg.c
index 310d9e55c6eb76..2d9ad10de3b3a3 100644
--- a/drivers/target/target_core_tpg.c
+++ b/drivers/target/target_core_tpg.c
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ void core_tpg_del_initiator_node_acl(struct se_node_acl *acl)
 	mutex_lock(&tpg->acl_node_mutex);
 	if (acl->dynamic_node_acl)
 		acl->dynamic_node_acl = 0;
-	list_del(&acl->acl_list);
+	list_del_init(&acl->acl_list);
 	mutex_unlock(&tpg->acl_node_mutex);
 
 	target_shutdown_sessions(acl);
@@ -548,7 +548,7 @@ 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);
 
 		core_tpg_wait_for_nacl_pr_ref(nacl);
 		core_free_device_list_for_node(nacl, se_tpg);
diff --git a/drivers/target/target_core_transport.c b/drivers/target/target_core_transport.c
index 019763561e52ed..884780d2ec6950 100644
--- a/drivers/target/target_core_transport.c
+++ b/drivers/target/target_core_transport.c
@@ -466,7 +466,7 @@ 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);
@@ -538,7 +538,7 @@ 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);