diff --git a/net/rds/connection.c b/net/rds/connection.c
index 9e07c75..642ad42 100644
--- a/net/rds/connection.c
+++ b/net/rds/connection.c
@@ -69,9 +69,8 @@
 					      struct rds_transport *trans)
 {
 	struct rds_connection *conn, *ret = NULL;
-	struct hlist_node *pos;
 
-	hlist_for_each_entry_rcu(conn, pos, head, c_hash_node) {
+	hlist_for_each_entry_rcu(conn, head, c_hash_node) {
 		if (conn->c_faddr == faddr && conn->c_laddr == laddr &&
 				conn->c_trans == trans) {
 			ret = conn;
@@ -376,7 +375,6 @@
 				  int want_send)
 {
 	struct hlist_head *head;
-	struct hlist_node *pos;
 	struct list_head *list;
 	struct rds_connection *conn;
 	struct rds_message *rm;
@@ -390,7 +388,7 @@
 
 	for (i = 0, head = rds_conn_hash; i < ARRAY_SIZE(rds_conn_hash);
 	     i++, head++) {
-		hlist_for_each_entry_rcu(conn, pos, head, c_hash_node) {
+		hlist_for_each_entry_rcu(conn, head, c_hash_node) {
 			if (want_send)
 				list = &conn->c_send_queue;
 			else
@@ -439,7 +437,6 @@
 {
 	uint64_t buffer[(item_len + 7) / 8];
 	struct hlist_head *head;
-	struct hlist_node *pos;
 	struct rds_connection *conn;
 	size_t i;
 
@@ -450,7 +447,7 @@
 
 	for (i = 0, head = rds_conn_hash; i < ARRAY_SIZE(rds_conn_hash);
 	     i++, head++) {
-		hlist_for_each_entry_rcu(conn, pos, head, c_hash_node) {
+		hlist_for_each_entry_rcu(conn, head, c_hash_node) {
 
 			/* XXX no c_lock usage.. */
 			if (!visitor(conn, buffer))