diff --git a/drivers/staging/media/imx/imx-media-capture.c b/drivers/staging/media/imx/imx-media-capture.c
index 9703c85b19c4..facce18975d8 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/media/imx/imx-media-capture.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/media/imx/imx-media-capture.c
@@ -556,6 +556,7 @@ static void capture_stop_streaming(struct vb2_queue *vq)
 {
 	struct capture_priv *priv = vb2_get_drv_priv(vq);
 	struct imx_media_buffer *frame;
+	struct imx_media_buffer *tmp;
 	unsigned long flags;
 	int ret;
 
@@ -570,9 +571,7 @@ static void capture_stop_streaming(struct vb2_queue *vq)
 
 	/* release all active buffers */
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&priv->q_lock, flags);
-	while (!list_empty(&priv->ready_q)) {
-		frame = list_entry(priv->ready_q.next,
-				   struct imx_media_buffer, list);
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(frame, tmp, &priv->ready_q, list) {
 		list_del(&frame->list);
 		vb2_buffer_done(&frame->vbuf.vb2_buf, VB2_BUF_STATE_ERROR);
 	}