diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl871x_mlme.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl871x_mlme.c
index ba4a71e91ae0..92b7c9c07df6 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl871x_mlme.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl871x_mlme.c
@@ -139,10 +139,8 @@ static struct wlan_network *r8712_find_network(struct  __queue *scanned_queue,
 		return NULL;
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&scanned_queue->lock, irqL);
 	phead = &scanned_queue->queue;
-	plist = phead->next;
-	while (plist != phead) {
-		pnetwork = container_of(plist, struct wlan_network, list);
-		plist = plist->next;
+	list_for_each(plist, phead) {
+		pnetwork = list_entry(plist, struct wlan_network, list);
 		if (!memcmp(addr, pnetwork->network.MacAddress, ETH_ALEN))
 			break;
 	}