diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/ehci-dbg.c b/drivers/usb/host/ehci-dbg.c
index 70b496dc18a0..5429d2645bbc 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/ehci-dbg.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/ehci-dbg.c
@@ -510,14 +510,16 @@ static ssize_t fill_async_buffer(struct debug_buffer *buf)
 	spin_lock_irqsave (&ehci->lock, flags);
 	for (qh = ehci->async->qh_next.qh; size > 0 && qh; qh = qh->qh_next.qh)
 		qh_lines (ehci, qh, &next, &size);
-	if (ehci->async_unlink && size > 0) {
+	if (!list_empty(&ehci->async_unlink) && size > 0) {
 		temp = scnprintf(next, size, "\nunlink =\n");
 		size -= temp;
 		next += temp;
 
-		for (qh = ehci->async_unlink; size > 0 && qh;
-				qh = qh->unlink_next)
-			qh_lines (ehci, qh, &next, &size);
+		list_for_each_entry(qh, &ehci->async_unlink, unlink_node) {
+			if (size <= 0)
+				break;
+			qh_lines(ehci, qh, &next, &size);
+		}
 	}
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore (&ehci->lock, flags);
 
@@ -814,9 +816,10 @@ static ssize_t fill_registers_buffer(struct debug_buffer *buf)
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (ehci->async_unlink) {
+	if (!list_empty(&ehci->async_unlink)) {
 		temp = scnprintf(next, size, "async unlink qh %p\n",
-				ehci->async_unlink);
+				list_first_entry(&ehci->async_unlink,
+						struct ehci_qh, unlink_node));
 		size -= temp;
 		next += temp;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/ehci-hcd.c b/drivers/usb/host/ehci-hcd.c
index 87fe3daaa092..b32323ca07d3 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/ehci-hcd.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/ehci-hcd.c
@@ -482,6 +482,9 @@ static int ehci_init(struct usb_hcd *hcd)
 	 * periodic_size can shrink by USBCMD update if hcc_params allows.
 	 */
 	ehci->periodic_size = DEFAULT_I_TDPS;
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ehci->async_unlink);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ehci->async_iaa);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ehci->intr_unlink);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ehci->intr_qh_list);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ehci->cached_itd_list);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ehci->cached_sitd_list);
@@ -749,7 +752,7 @@ static irqreturn_t ehci_irq (struct usb_hcd *hcd)
 		/* guard against (alleged) silicon errata */
 		if (cmd & CMD_IAAD)
 			ehci_dbg(ehci, "IAA with IAAD still set?\n");
-		if (ehci->async_iaa)
+		if (!list_empty(&ehci->async_iaa))
 			COUNT(ehci->stats.iaa);
 		end_unlink_async(ehci);
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/ehci-q.c b/drivers/usb/host/ehci-q.c
index fca741dbf9df..4a01367bb2a0 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/ehci-q.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/ehci-q.c
@@ -958,8 +958,9 @@ static void disable_async(struct ehci_hcd *ehci)
 	if (--ehci->async_count)
 		return;
 
-	/* The async schedule and async_unlink list are supposed to be empty */
-	WARN_ON(ehci->async->qh_next.qh || ehci->async_unlink);
+	/* The async schedule and unlink lists are supposed to be empty */
+	WARN_ON(ehci->async->qh_next.qh || !list_empty(&ehci->async_unlink) ||
+			!list_empty(&ehci->async_iaa));
 
 	/* Don't turn off the schedule until ASS is 1 */
 	ehci_poll_ASS(ehci);
@@ -1150,11 +1151,7 @@ static void single_unlink_async(struct ehci_hcd *ehci, struct ehci_qh *qh)
 
 	/* Add to the end of the list of QHs waiting for the next IAAD */
 	qh->qh_state = QH_STATE_UNLINK_WAIT;
-	if (ehci->async_unlink)
-		ehci->async_unlink_last->unlink_next = qh;
-	else
-		ehci->async_unlink = qh;
-	ehci->async_unlink_last = qh;
+	list_add_tail(&qh->unlink_node, &ehci->async_unlink);
 
 	/* Unlink it from the schedule */
 	prev = ehci->async;
@@ -1173,15 +1170,14 @@ static void start_iaa_cycle(struct ehci_hcd *ehci, bool nested)
 	 * Do nothing if an IAA cycle is already running or
 	 * if one will be started shortly.
 	 */
-	if (ehci->async_iaa || ehci->async_unlinking)
+	if (!list_empty(&ehci->async_iaa) || ehci->async_unlinking)
 		return;
 
 	/* If the controller isn't running, we don't have to wait for it */
 	if (unlikely(ehci->rh_state < EHCI_RH_RUNNING)) {
 
 		/* Do all the waiting QHs */
-		ehci->async_iaa = ehci->async_unlink;
-		ehci->async_unlink = NULL;
+		list_splice_tail_init(&ehci->async_unlink, &ehci->async_iaa);
 
 		if (!nested)		/* Avoid recursion */
 			end_unlink_async(ehci);
@@ -1191,20 +1187,18 @@ static void start_iaa_cycle(struct ehci_hcd *ehci, bool nested)
 		struct ehci_qh		*qh;
 
 		/* Do only the first waiting QH (nVidia bug?) */
-		qh = ehci->async_unlink;
+		qh = list_first_entry(&ehci->async_unlink, struct ehci_qh,
+				unlink_node);
 
 		/*
 		 * Intel (?) bug: The HC can write back the overlay region
 		 * even after the IAA interrupt occurs.  In self-defense,
 		 * always go through two IAA cycles for each QH.
 		 */
-		if (qh->qh_state == QH_STATE_UNLINK_WAIT) {
+		if (qh->qh_state == QH_STATE_UNLINK_WAIT)
 			qh->qh_state = QH_STATE_UNLINK;
-		} else {
-			ehci->async_iaa = qh;
-			ehci->async_unlink = qh->unlink_next;
-			qh->unlink_next = NULL;
-		}
+		else
+			list_move_tail(&qh->unlink_node, &ehci->async_iaa);
 
 		/* Make sure the unlinks are all visible to the hardware */
 		wmb();
@@ -1229,10 +1223,10 @@ static void end_unlink_async(struct ehci_hcd *ehci)
 	/* Process the idle QHs */
  restart:
 	ehci->async_unlinking = true;
-	while (ehci->async_iaa) {
-		qh = ehci->async_iaa;
-		ehci->async_iaa = qh->unlink_next;
-		qh->unlink_next = NULL;
+	while (!list_empty(&ehci->async_iaa)) {
+		qh = list_first_entry(&ehci->async_iaa, struct ehci_qh,
+				unlink_node);
+		list_del(&qh->unlink_node);
 
 		qh->qh_state = QH_STATE_IDLE;
 		qh->qh_next.qh = NULL;
@@ -1247,7 +1241,7 @@ static void end_unlink_async(struct ehci_hcd *ehci)
 	ehci->async_unlinking = false;
 
 	/* Start a new IAA cycle if any QHs are waiting for it */
-	if (ehci->async_unlink) {
+	if (!list_empty(&ehci->async_unlink)) {
 		start_iaa_cycle(ehci, true);
 		if (unlikely(ehci->rh_state < EHCI_RH_RUNNING))
 			goto restart;
@@ -1276,7 +1270,8 @@ static void unlink_empty_async(struct ehci_hcd *ehci)
 	}
 
 	/* If nothing else is being unlinked, unlink the last empty QH */
-	if (!ehci->async_iaa && !ehci->async_unlink && qh_to_unlink) {
+	if (list_empty(&ehci->async_iaa) && list_empty(&ehci->async_unlink) &&
+			qh_to_unlink) {
 		start_unlink_async(ehci, qh_to_unlink);
 		--count;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/ehci-sched.c b/drivers/usb/host/ehci-sched.c
index e7a2dbd27b1e..c833febf8df0 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/ehci-sched.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/ehci-sched.c
@@ -620,17 +620,13 @@ static void start_unlink_intr(struct ehci_hcd *ehci, struct ehci_qh *qh)
 	qh->unlink_cycle = ehci->intr_unlink_cycle;
 
 	/* New entries go at the end of the intr_unlink list */
-	if (ehci->intr_unlink)
-		ehci->intr_unlink_last->unlink_next = qh;
-	else
-		ehci->intr_unlink = qh;
-	ehci->intr_unlink_last = qh;
+	list_add_tail(&qh->unlink_node, &ehci->intr_unlink);
 
 	if (ehci->intr_unlinking)
 		;	/* Avoid recursive calls */
 	else if (ehci->rh_state < EHCI_RH_RUNNING)
 		ehci_handle_intr_unlinks(ehci);
-	else if (ehci->intr_unlink == qh) {
+	else if (ehci->intr_unlink.next == &qh->unlink_node) {
 		ehci_enable_event(ehci, EHCI_HRTIMER_UNLINK_INTR, true);
 		++ehci->intr_unlink_cycle;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/ehci-timer.c b/drivers/usb/host/ehci-timer.c
index e7363332887e..f63a98353efd 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/ehci-timer.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/ehci-timer.c
@@ -229,18 +229,19 @@ static void ehci_handle_intr_unlinks(struct ehci_hcd *ehci)
 	 * process all the QHs on the list.
 	 */
 	ehci->intr_unlinking = true;
-	while (ehci->intr_unlink) {
-		struct ehci_qh	*qh = ehci->intr_unlink;
+	while (!list_empty(&ehci->intr_unlink)) {
+		struct ehci_qh	*qh;
 
+		qh = list_first_entry(&ehci->intr_unlink, struct ehci_qh,
+				unlink_node);
 		if (!stopped && qh->unlink_cycle == ehci->intr_unlink_cycle)
 			break;
-		ehci->intr_unlink = qh->unlink_next;
-		qh->unlink_next = NULL;
+		list_del(&qh->unlink_node);
 		end_unlink_intr(ehci, qh);
 	}
 
 	/* Handle remaining entries later */
-	if (ehci->intr_unlink) {
+	if (!list_empty(&ehci->intr_unlink)) {
 		ehci_enable_event(ehci, EHCI_HRTIMER_UNLINK_INTR, true);
 		++ehci->intr_unlink_cycle;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/ehci.h b/drivers/usb/host/ehci.h
index 6815209511aa..13f67041502e 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/ehci.h
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/ehci.h
@@ -128,9 +128,8 @@ struct ehci_hcd {			/* one per controller */
 	/* async schedule support */
 	struct ehci_qh		*async;
 	struct ehci_qh		*dummy;		/* For AMD quirk use */
-	struct ehci_qh		*async_unlink;
-	struct ehci_qh		*async_unlink_last;
-	struct ehci_qh		*async_iaa;
+	struct list_head	async_unlink;
+	struct list_head	async_iaa;
 	unsigned		async_unlink_cycle;
 	unsigned		async_count;	/* async activity count */
 
@@ -143,8 +142,7 @@ struct ehci_hcd {			/* one per controller */
 	unsigned		i_thresh;	/* uframes HC might cache */
 
 	union ehci_shadow	*pshadow;	/* mirror hw periodic table */
-	struct ehci_qh		*intr_unlink;
-	struct ehci_qh		*intr_unlink_last;
+	struct list_head	intr_unlink;
 	unsigned		intr_unlink_cycle;
 	unsigned		now_frame;	/* frame from HC hardware */
 	unsigned		last_iso_frame;	/* last frame scanned for iso */
@@ -380,7 +378,7 @@ struct ehci_qh {
 	struct list_head	qtd_list;	/* sw qtd list */
 	struct list_head	intr_node;	/* list of intr QHs */
 	struct ehci_qtd		*dummy;
-	struct ehci_qh		*unlink_next;	/* next on unlink list */
+	struct list_head	unlink_node;
 
 	unsigned		unlink_cycle;