diff --git a/net/netfilter/core.c b/net/netfilter/core.c
index b00fc285b334..b9f551f02c81 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/core.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/core.c
@@ -655,11 +655,9 @@ void nf_hook_slow_list(struct list_head *head, struct nf_hook_state *state,
 		       const struct nf_hook_entries *e)
 {
 	struct sk_buff *skb, *next;
-	struct list_head sublist;
+	LIST_HEAD(sublist);
 	int ret;
 
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&sublist);
-
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(skb, next, head, list) {
 		skb_list_del_init(skb);
 		ret = nf_hook_slow(skb, state, e, 0);