diff --git a/block/blk-rq-qos.h b/block/blk-rq-qos.h
index e8cb68f6958a..2bc43e94f4c4 100644
--- a/block/blk-rq-qos.h
+++ b/block/blk-rq-qos.h
@@ -108,16 +108,13 @@ static inline void rq_qos_add(struct request_queue *q, struct rq_qos *rqos)
 
 static inline void rq_qos_del(struct request_queue *q, struct rq_qos *rqos)
 {
-	struct rq_qos *cur, *prev = NULL;
-	for (cur = q->rq_qos; cur; cur = cur->next) {
-		if (cur == rqos) {
-			if (prev)
-				prev->next = rqos->next;
-			else
-				q->rq_qos = cur;
+	struct rq_qos **cur;
+
+	for (cur = &q->rq_qos; *cur; cur = &(*cur)->next) {
+		if (*cur == rqos) {
+			*cur = rqos->next;
 			break;
 		}
-		prev = cur;
 	}
 
 	blk_mq_debugfs_unregister_rqos(rqos);