diff --git a/net/unix/garbage.c b/net/unix/garbage.c
index 8f63f0b4bf01..2ff7ddbaa782 100644
--- a/net/unix/garbage.c
+++ b/net/unix/garbage.c
@@ -315,10 +315,11 @@ void unix_gc(void)
 	__skb_queue_purge(&hitlist);
 
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_AF_UNIX_OOB)
-	list_for_each_entry_safe(u, next, &gc_candidates, link) {
-		struct sk_buff *skb = u->oob_skb;
+	while (!list_empty(&gc_candidates)) {
+		u = list_entry(gc_candidates.next, struct unix_sock, link);
+		if (u->oob_skb) {
+			struct sk_buff *skb = u->oob_skb;
 
-		if (skb) {
 			u->oob_skb = NULL;
 			kfree_skb(skb);
 		}