diff --git a/kernel/trace/ftrace.c b/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
index 4f1d2f5e726341..5c465e70d1467b 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
@@ -4560,8 +4560,8 @@ register_ftrace_function_probe(char *glob, struct trace_array *tr,
 			       struct ftrace_probe_ops *probe_ops,
 			       void *data)
 {
+	struct ftrace_func_probe *probe = NULL, *iter;
 	struct ftrace_func_entry *entry;
-	struct ftrace_func_probe *probe;
 	struct ftrace_hash **orig_hash;
 	struct ftrace_hash *old_hash;
 	struct ftrace_hash *hash;
@@ -4580,11 +4580,13 @@ register_ftrace_function_probe(char *glob, struct trace_array *tr,
 
 	mutex_lock(&ftrace_lock);
 	/* Check if the probe_ops is already registered */
-	list_for_each_entry(probe, &tr->func_probes, list) {
-		if (probe->probe_ops == probe_ops)
+	list_for_each_entry(iter, &tr->func_probes, list) {
+		if (iter->probe_ops == probe_ops) {
+			probe = iter;
 			break;
+		}
 	}
-	if (&probe->list == &tr->func_probes) {
+	if (!probe) {
 		probe = kzalloc(sizeof(*probe), GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (!probe) {
 			mutex_unlock(&ftrace_lock);
@@ -4702,9 +4704,9 @@ int
 unregister_ftrace_function_probe_func(char *glob, struct trace_array *tr,
 				      struct ftrace_probe_ops *probe_ops)
 {
+	struct ftrace_func_probe *probe = NULL, *iter;
 	struct ftrace_ops_hash old_hash_ops;
 	struct ftrace_func_entry *entry;
-	struct ftrace_func_probe *probe;
 	struct ftrace_glob func_g;
 	struct ftrace_hash **orig_hash;
 	struct ftrace_hash *old_hash;
@@ -4732,11 +4734,13 @@ unregister_ftrace_function_probe_func(char *glob, struct trace_array *tr,
 
 	mutex_lock(&ftrace_lock);
 	/* Check if the probe_ops is already registered */
-	list_for_each_entry(probe, &tr->func_probes, list) {
-		if (probe->probe_ops == probe_ops)
+	list_for_each_entry(iter, &tr->func_probes, list) {
+		if (iter->probe_ops == probe_ops) {
+			probe = iter;
 			break;
+		}
 	}
-	if (&probe->list == &tr->func_probes)
+	if (!probe)
 		goto err_unlock_ftrace;
 
 	ret = -EINVAL;
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_eprobe.c b/kernel/trace/trace_eprobe.c
index b045fa9f276c55..7d4478525c6696 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_eprobe.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_eprobe.c
@@ -648,7 +648,7 @@ static struct trace_event_functions eprobe_funcs = {
 static int disable_eprobe(struct trace_eprobe *ep,
 			  struct trace_array *tr)
 {
-	struct event_trigger_data *trigger;
+	struct event_trigger_data *trigger = NULL, *iter;
 	struct trace_event_file *file;
 	struct eprobe_data *edata;
 
@@ -656,14 +656,16 @@ static int disable_eprobe(struct trace_eprobe *ep,
 	if (!file)
 		return -ENOENT;
 
-	list_for_each_entry(trigger, &file->triggers, list) {
-		if (!(trigger->flags & EVENT_TRIGGER_FL_PROBE))
+	list_for_each_entry(iter, &file->triggers, list) {
+		if (!(iter->flags & EVENT_TRIGGER_FL_PROBE))
 			continue;
-		edata = trigger->private_data;
-		if (edata->ep == ep)
+		edata = iter->private_data;
+		if (edata->ep == ep) {
+			trigger = iter;
 			break;
+		}
 	}
-	if (list_entry_is_head(trigger, &file->triggers, list))
+	if (!trigger)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
 	list_del_rcu(&trigger->list);
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_events.c b/kernel/trace/trace_events.c
index e4a44206070709..78f313b7b3151b 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_events.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_events.c
@@ -2279,8 +2279,8 @@ static struct dentry *
 event_subsystem_dir(struct trace_array *tr, const char *name,
 		    struct trace_event_file *file, struct dentry *parent)
 {
+	struct event_subsystem *system, *iter;
 	struct trace_subsystem_dir *dir;
-	struct event_subsystem *system;
 	struct dentry *entry;
 
 	/* First see if we did not already create this dir */
@@ -2294,13 +2294,13 @@ event_subsystem_dir(struct trace_array *tr, const char *name,
 	}
 
 	/* Now see if the system itself exists. */
-	list_for_each_entry(system, &event_subsystems, list) {
-		if (strcmp(system->name, name) == 0)
+	system = NULL;
+	list_for_each_entry(iter, &event_subsystems, list) {
+		if (strcmp(iter->name, name) == 0) {
+			system = iter;
 			break;
+		}
 	}
-	/* Reset system variable when not found */
-	if (&system->list == &event_subsystems)
-		system = NULL;
 
 	dir = kmalloc(sizeof(*dir), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!dir)