diff --git a/include/linux/list.h b/include/linux/list.h
index 67258b47e9ca..76f05718342c 100644
--- a/include/linux/list.h
+++ b/include/linux/list.h
@@ -619,7 +619,7 @@ static inline void hlist_del_rcu(struct hlist_node *n)
 
 static inline void hlist_del_init(struct hlist_node *n)
 {
-	if (n->pprev)  {
+	if (!hlist_unhashed(n)) {
 		__hlist_del(n);
 		INIT_HLIST_NODE(n);
 	}
diff --git a/include/net/inet_timewait_sock.h b/include/net/inet_timewait_sock.h
index 1da294c47522..e837f98fdb50 100644
--- a/include/net/inet_timewait_sock.h
+++ b/include/net/inet_timewait_sock.h
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ static inline void inet_twsk_add_bind_node(struct inet_timewait_sock *tw,
 
 static inline int inet_twsk_dead_hashed(const struct inet_timewait_sock *tw)
 {
-	return tw->tw_death_node.pprev != NULL;
+	return !hlist_unhashed(&tw->tw_death_node);
 }
 
 static inline void inet_twsk_dead_node_init(struct inet_timewait_sock *tw)
diff --git a/include/net/sock.h b/include/net/sock.h
index ff8b0dad7b0f..c9fad6fb629b 100644
--- a/include/net/sock.h
+++ b/include/net/sock.h
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ static inline int sk_unhashed(const struct sock *sk)
 
 static inline int sk_hashed(const struct sock *sk)
 {
-	return sk->sk_node.pprev != NULL;
+	return !sk_unhashed(sk);
 }
 
 static __inline__ void sk_node_init(struct hlist_node *node)