diff --git a/net/tipc/bearer.c b/net/tipc/bearer.c
index 9ff89207846a..9012a3695b8a 100644
--- a/net/tipc/bearer.c
+++ b/net/tipc/bearer.c
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 
 #define MAX_ADDR_STR 32
 
-static struct media media_list[MAX_MEDIA];
+static struct media *media_list[MAX_MEDIA];
 static u32 media_count;
 
 struct tipc_bearer tipc_bearers[MAX_BEARERS];
@@ -70,12 +70,11 @@ static int media_name_valid(const char *name)
 
 static struct media *media_find(const char *name)
 {
-	struct media *m_ptr;
 	u32 i;
 
-	for (i = 0, m_ptr = media_list; i < media_count; i++, m_ptr++) {
-		if (!strcmp(m_ptr->name, name))
-			return m_ptr;
+	for (i = 0; i < media_count; i++) {
+		if (!strcmp(media_list[i]->name, name))
+			return media_list[i];
 	}
 	return NULL;
 }
@@ -89,8 +88,8 @@ static struct media *media_find_id(u8 type)
 	u32 i;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < media_count; i++) {
-		if (media_list[i].type_id == type)
-			return &media_list[i];
+		if (media_list[i]->type_id == type)
+			return media_list[i];
 	}
 	return NULL;
 }
@@ -144,7 +143,7 @@ int  tipc_register_media(struct media *m_ptr)
 		goto exit;
 	}
 
-	media_list[media_count] = *m_ptr;
+	media_list[media_count] = m_ptr;
 	media_count++;
 	res = 0;
 exit:
@@ -163,12 +162,9 @@ void tipc_media_addr_printf(struct print_buf *pb, struct tipc_media_addr *a)
 	u32 i;
 
 	media_type = ntohl(a->type);
-	for (i = 0, m_ptr = media_list; i < media_count; i++, m_ptr++) {
-		if (m_ptr->type_id == media_type)
-			break;
-	}
+	m_ptr = media_find_id(media_type);
 
-	if ((i < media_count) && (m_ptr->addr2str != NULL)) {
+	if (m_ptr && (m_ptr->addr2str != NULL)) {
 		char addr_str[MAX_ADDR_STR];
 
 		tipc_printf(pb, "%s(%s)", m_ptr->name,
@@ -189,7 +185,6 @@ void tipc_media_addr_printf(struct print_buf *pb, struct tipc_media_addr *a)
 struct sk_buff *tipc_media_get_names(void)
 {
 	struct sk_buff *buf;
-	struct media *m_ptr;
 	int i;
 
 	buf = tipc_cfg_reply_alloc(MAX_MEDIA * TLV_SPACE(TIPC_MAX_MEDIA_NAME));
@@ -197,9 +192,10 @@ struct sk_buff *tipc_media_get_names(void)
 		return NULL;
 
 	read_lock_bh(&tipc_net_lock);
-	for (i = 0, m_ptr = media_list; i < media_count; i++, m_ptr++) {
-		tipc_cfg_append_tlv(buf, TIPC_TLV_MEDIA_NAME, m_ptr->name,
-				    strlen(m_ptr->name) + 1);
+	for (i = 0; i < media_count; i++) {
+		tipc_cfg_append_tlv(buf, TIPC_TLV_MEDIA_NAME,
+				    media_list[i]->name,
+				    strlen(media_list[i]->name) + 1);
 	}
 	read_unlock_bh(&tipc_net_lock);
 	return buf;
@@ -300,7 +296,6 @@ struct tipc_bearer *tipc_bearer_find_interface(const char *if_name)
 struct sk_buff *tipc_bearer_get_names(void)
 {
 	struct sk_buff *buf;
-	struct media *m_ptr;
 	struct tipc_bearer *b_ptr;
 	int i, j;
 
@@ -309,10 +304,10 @@ struct sk_buff *tipc_bearer_get_names(void)
 		return NULL;
 
 	read_lock_bh(&tipc_net_lock);
-	for (i = 0, m_ptr = media_list; i < media_count; i++, m_ptr++) {
+	for (i = 0; i < media_count; i++) {
 		for (j = 0; j < MAX_BEARERS; j++) {
 			b_ptr = &tipc_bearers[j];
-			if (b_ptr->active && (b_ptr->media == m_ptr)) {
+			if (b_ptr->active && (b_ptr->media == media_list[i])) {
 				tipc_cfg_append_tlv(buf, TIPC_TLV_BEARER_NAME,
 						    b_ptr->name,
 						    strlen(b_ptr->name) + 1);