diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/xhci-ring.c b/drivers/usb/host/xhci-ring.c
index ddc30037f9ce..aa4d34efecd2 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/xhci-ring.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/xhci-ring.c
@@ -2528,7 +2528,6 @@ static int handle_tx_event(struct xhci_hcd *xhci,
 	union xhci_trb *ep_trb;
 	int status = -EINPROGRESS;
 	struct xhci_ep_ctx *ep_ctx;
-	struct list_head *tmp;
 	u32 trb_comp_code;
 	int td_num = 0;
 	bool handling_skipped_tds = false;
@@ -2582,10 +2581,8 @@ static int handle_tx_event(struct xhci_hcd *xhci,
 	}
 
 	/* Count current td numbers if ep->skip is set */
-	if (ep->skip) {
-		list_for_each(tmp, &ep_ring->td_list)
-			td_num++;
-	}
+	if (ep->skip)
+		td_num += list_count_nodes(&ep_ring->td_list);
 
 	/* Look for common error cases */
 	switch (trb_comp_code) {