diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index 98bb5f890b88..22c3f14d9287 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -5727,10 +5727,9 @@ static void __netif_receive_skb_list_core(struct list_head *head, bool pfmemallo
 	struct packet_type *pt_curr = NULL;
 	/* Current (common) orig_dev of sublist */
 	struct net_device *od_curr = NULL;
-	struct list_head sublist;
 	struct sk_buff *skb, *next;
+	LIST_HEAD(sublist);
 
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&sublist);
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(skb, next, head, list) {
 		struct net_device *orig_dev = skb->dev;
 		struct packet_type *pt_prev = NULL;
@@ -5868,9 +5867,8 @@ static int netif_receive_skb_internal(struct sk_buff *skb)
 void netif_receive_skb_list_internal(struct list_head *head)
 {
 	struct sk_buff *skb, *next;
-	struct list_head sublist;
+	LIST_HEAD(sublist);
 
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&sublist);
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(skb, next, head, list) {
 		net_timestamp_check(READ_ONCE(net_hotdata.tstamp_prequeue),
 				    skb);
diff --git a/net/ipv4/ip_input.c b/net/ipv4/ip_input.c
index d6fbcbd2358a..b6e7d4921309 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ip_input.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ip_input.c
@@ -596,9 +596,8 @@ static void ip_list_rcv_finish(struct net *net, struct sock *sk,
 {
 	struct sk_buff *skb, *next, *hint = NULL;
 	struct dst_entry *curr_dst = NULL;
-	struct list_head sublist;
+	LIST_HEAD(sublist);
 
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&sublist);
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(skb, next, head, list) {
 		struct net_device *dev = skb->dev;
 		struct dst_entry *dst;
@@ -646,9 +645,8 @@ void ip_list_rcv(struct list_head *head, struct packet_type *pt,
 	struct net_device *curr_dev = NULL;
 	struct net *curr_net = NULL;
 	struct sk_buff *skb, *next;
-	struct list_head sublist;
+	LIST_HEAD(sublist);
 
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&sublist);
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(skb, next, head, list) {
 		struct net_device *dev = skb->dev;
 		struct net *net = dev_net(dev);
diff --git a/net/ipv6/ip6_input.c b/net/ipv6/ip6_input.c
index 133610a49da6..70c0e16c0ae6 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ip6_input.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ip6_input.c
@@ -111,9 +111,8 @@ static void ip6_list_rcv_finish(struct net *net, struct sock *sk,
 {
 	struct sk_buff *skb, *next, *hint = NULL;
 	struct dst_entry *curr_dst = NULL;
-	struct list_head sublist;
+	LIST_HEAD(sublist);
 
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&sublist);
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(skb, next, head, list) {
 		struct dst_entry *dst;
 
@@ -327,9 +326,8 @@ void ipv6_list_rcv(struct list_head *head, struct packet_type *pt,
 	struct net_device *curr_dev = NULL;
 	struct net *curr_net = NULL;
 	struct sk_buff *skb, *next;
-	struct list_head sublist;
+	LIST_HEAD(sublist);
 
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&sublist);
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(skb, next, head, list) {
 		struct net_device *dev = skb->dev;
 		struct net *net = dev_net(dev);
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);
diff --git a/net/tipc/socket.c b/net/tipc/socket.c
index 1a0cd06f0eae..65dcbb54f55d 100644
--- a/net/tipc/socket.c
+++ b/net/tipc/socket.c
@@ -1009,12 +1009,11 @@ static int tipc_send_group_anycast(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *m,
 	struct tipc_member *mbr = NULL;
 	struct net *net = sock_net(sk);
 	u32 node, port, exclude;
-	struct list_head dsts;
+	LIST_HEAD(dsts);
 	int lookups = 0;
 	int dstcnt, rc;
 	bool cong;
 
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dsts);
 	ua->sa.type = msg_nametype(hdr);
 	ua->scope = msg_lookup_scope(hdr);
 
@@ -1161,10 +1160,9 @@ static int tipc_send_group_mcast(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *m,
 	struct tipc_group *grp = tsk->group;
 	struct tipc_msg *hdr = &tsk->phdr;
 	struct net *net = sock_net(sk);
-	struct list_head dsts;
 	u32 dstcnt, exclude;
+	LIST_HEAD(dsts);
 
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dsts);
 	ua->sa.type = msg_nametype(hdr);
 	ua->scope = msg_lookup_scope(hdr);
 	exclude = tipc_group_exclude(grp);