diff --git a/lib/scatterlist.c b/lib/scatterlist.c
index 1bf60efb5e02..8cd2ced68f36 100644
--- a/lib/scatterlist.c
+++ b/lib/scatterlist.c
@@ -49,12 +49,9 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(sg_next);
  **/
 int sg_nents(struct scatterlist *sg)
 {
-	int nents = 0;
-	while (sg) {
+	int nents;
+	for (nents = 0; sg; sg = sg_next(sg))
 		nents++;
-		sg = sg_next(sg);
-	}
-
 	return nents;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(sg_nents);