diff --git a/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/fmr_ops.c b/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/fmr_ops.c
index 5cc68a824f45..f2f63959fddd 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/fmr_ops.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/fmr_ops.c
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ fmr_op_init_mr(struct rpcrdma_ia *ia, struct rpcrdma_mr *mr)
 	if (IS_ERR(mr->fmr.fm_mr))
 		goto out_fmr_err;
 
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&mr->mr_list);
 	return 0;
 
 out_fmr_err:
@@ -102,10 +103,6 @@ fmr_op_release_mr(struct rpcrdma_mr *mr)
 	LIST_HEAD(unmap_list);
 	int rc;
 
-	/* Ensure MW is not on any rl_registered list */
-	if (!list_empty(&mr->mr_list))
-		list_del(&mr->mr_list);
-
 	kfree(mr->fmr.fm_physaddrs);
 	kfree(mr->mr_sg);
 
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/frwr_ops.c b/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/frwr_ops.c
index c5743a0960be..c59c5c788db0 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/frwr_ops.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/frwr_ops.c
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ frwr_op_init_mr(struct rpcrdma_ia *ia, struct rpcrdma_mr *mr)
 	if (!mr->mr_sg)
 		goto out_list_err;
 
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&mr->mr_list);
 	sg_init_table(mr->mr_sg, depth);
 	init_completion(&frwr->fr_linv_done);
 	return 0;
@@ -133,10 +134,6 @@ frwr_op_release_mr(struct rpcrdma_mr *mr)
 {
 	int rc;
 
-	/* Ensure MR is not on any rl_registered list */
-	if (!list_empty(&mr->mr_list))
-		list_del(&mr->mr_list);
-
 	rc = ib_dereg_mr(mr->frwr.fr_mr);
 	if (rc)
 		pr_err("rpcrdma: final ib_dereg_mr for %p returned %i\n",
@@ -195,7 +192,7 @@ frwr_op_recover_mr(struct rpcrdma_mr *mr)
 	return;
 
 out_release:
-	pr_err("rpcrdma: FRWR reset failed %d, %p release\n", rc, mr);
+	pr_err("rpcrdma: FRWR reset failed %d, %p released\n", rc, mr);
 	r_xprt->rx_stats.mrs_orphaned++;
 
 	spin_lock(&r_xprt->rx_buf.rb_mrlock);
@@ -476,7 +473,7 @@ frwr_op_reminv(struct rpcrdma_rep *rep, struct list_head *mrs)
 
 	list_for_each_entry(mr, mrs, mr_list)
 		if (mr->mr_handle == rep->rr_inv_rkey) {
-			list_del(&mr->mr_list);
+			list_del_init(&mr->mr_list);
 			trace_xprtrdma_remoteinv(mr);
 			mr->frwr.fr_state = FRWR_IS_INVALID;
 			rpcrdma_mr_unmap_and_put(mr);
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/verbs.c b/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/verbs.c
index fe5eaca2d197..c345d365af88 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/verbs.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/verbs.c
@@ -1254,6 +1254,11 @@ rpcrdma_mrs_destroy(struct rpcrdma_buffer *buf)
 		list_del(&mr->mr_all);
 
 		spin_unlock(&buf->rb_mrlock);
+
+		/* Ensure MW is not on any rl_registered list */
+		if (!list_empty(&mr->mr_list))
+			list_del(&mr->mr_list);
+
 		ia->ri_ops->ro_release_mr(mr);
 		count++;
 		spin_lock(&buf->rb_mrlock);
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/xprt_rdma.h b/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/xprt_rdma.h
index 3d3b423fa9c1..cb41b12a3bf8 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/xprt_rdma.h
+++ b/net/sunrpc/xprtrdma/xprt_rdma.h
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ rpcrdma_mr_pop(struct list_head *list)
 	struct rpcrdma_mr *mr;
 
 	mr = list_first_entry(list, struct rpcrdma_mr, mr_list);
-	list_del(&mr->mr_list);
+	list_del_init(&mr->mr_list);
 	return mr;
 }