diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-bufio.c b/drivers/md/dm-bufio.c
index cc06a1e52423..b9e006aa6062 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-bufio.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-bufio.c
@@ -441,8 +441,7 @@ static void __relink_lru(struct dm_buffer *b, int dirty)
 	c->n_buffers[b->list_mode]--;
 	c->n_buffers[dirty]++;
 	b->list_mode = dirty;
-	list_del(&b->lru_list);
-	list_add(&b->lru_list, &c->lru[dirty]);
+	list_move(&b->lru_list, &c->lru[dirty]);
 }
 
 /*----------------------------------------------------------------