struct ipoib_dev_priv *priv = netdev_priv(dev);
        struct ipoib_neigh *neigh, *tmp;
        unsigned long flags;
-       LIST_HEAD(ah_list);
-       struct ipoib_ah *ah, *tah;
 
        ipoib_dbg_mcast(netdev_priv(dev),
                        "deleting multicast group " IPOIB_GID_FMT "\n",
        spin_lock_irqsave(&priv->lock, flags);
 
        list_for_each_entry_safe(neigh, tmp, &mcast->neigh_list, list) {
+               /*
+                * It's safe to call ipoib_put_ah() inside priv->lock
+                * here, because we know that mcast->ah will always
+                * hold one more reference, so ipoib_put_ah() will
+                * never do more than decrement the ref count.
+                */
                if (neigh->ah)
-                       list_add_tail(&neigh->ah->list, &ah_list);
+                       ipoib_put_ah(neigh->ah);
                *to_ipoib_neigh(neigh->neighbour) = NULL;
                neigh->neighbour->ops->destructor = NULL;
                kfree(neigh);
 
        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&priv->lock, flags);
 
-       list_for_each_entry_safe(ah, tah, &ah_list, list)
-               ipoib_put_ah(ah);
-
        if (mcast->ah)
                ipoib_put_ah(mcast->ah);