diff --git a/kernel/locking/mutex-debug.c b/kernel/locking/mutex-debug.c
index a7276aaf2abc..db9301591e3f 100644
--- a/kernel/locking/mutex-debug.c
+++ b/kernel/locking/mutex-debug.c
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ void debug_mutex_add_waiter(struct mutex *lock, struct mutex_waiter *waiter,
 	task->blocked_on = waiter;
 }
 
-void mutex_remove_waiter(struct mutex *lock, struct mutex_waiter *waiter,
+void debug_mutex_remove_waiter(struct mutex *lock, struct mutex_waiter *waiter,
 			 struct task_struct *task)
 {
 	DEBUG_LOCKS_WARN_ON(list_empty(&waiter->list));
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ void mutex_remove_waiter(struct mutex *lock, struct mutex_waiter *waiter,
 	DEBUG_LOCKS_WARN_ON(task->blocked_on != waiter);
 	task->blocked_on = NULL;
 
-	list_del_init(&waiter->list);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&waiter->list);
 	waiter->task = NULL;
 }
 
diff --git a/kernel/locking/mutex-debug.h b/kernel/locking/mutex-debug.h
index 1edd3f45a4ec..53e631e1d76d 100644
--- a/kernel/locking/mutex-debug.h
+++ b/kernel/locking/mutex-debug.h
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ extern void debug_mutex_free_waiter(struct mutex_waiter *waiter);
 extern void debug_mutex_add_waiter(struct mutex *lock,
 				   struct mutex_waiter *waiter,
 				   struct task_struct *task);
-extern void mutex_remove_waiter(struct mutex *lock, struct mutex_waiter *waiter,
+extern void debug_mutex_remove_waiter(struct mutex *lock, struct mutex_waiter *waiter,
 				struct task_struct *task);
 extern void debug_mutex_unlock(struct mutex *lock);
 extern void debug_mutex_init(struct mutex *lock, const char *name,
diff --git a/kernel/locking/mutex.c b/kernel/locking/mutex.c
index 2c25b830203c..15ac7c4bb111 100644
--- a/kernel/locking/mutex.c
+++ b/kernel/locking/mutex.c
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ static inline bool __mutex_waiter_is_first(struct mutex *lock, struct mutex_wait
  * Add @waiter to a given location in the lock wait_list and set the
  * FLAG_WAITERS flag if it's the first waiter.
  */
-static void __sched
+static void
 __mutex_add_waiter(struct mutex *lock, struct mutex_waiter *waiter,
 		   struct list_head *list)
 {
@@ -215,6 +215,16 @@ __mutex_add_waiter(struct mutex *lock, struct mutex_waiter *waiter,
 		__mutex_set_flag(lock, MUTEX_FLAG_WAITERS);
 }
 
+static void
+__mutex_remove_waiter(struct mutex *lock, struct mutex_waiter *waiter)
+{
+	list_del(&waiter->list);
+	if (likely(list_empty(&lock->wait_list)))
+		__mutex_clear_flag(lock, MUTEX_FLAGS);
+
+	debug_mutex_remove_waiter(lock, waiter, current);
+}
+
 /*
  * Give up ownership to a specific task, when @task = NULL, this is equivalent
  * to a regular unlock. Sets PICKUP on a handoff, clears HANDOF, preserves
@@ -1071,9 +1081,7 @@ __mutex_lock_common(struct mutex *lock, long state, unsigned int subclass,
 			__ww_mutex_check_waiters(lock, ww_ctx);
 	}
 
-	mutex_remove_waiter(lock, &waiter, current);
-	if (likely(list_empty(&lock->wait_list)))
-		__mutex_clear_flag(lock, MUTEX_FLAGS);
+	__mutex_remove_waiter(lock, &waiter);
 
 	debug_mutex_free_waiter(&waiter);
 
@@ -1090,7 +1098,7 @@ __mutex_lock_common(struct mutex *lock, long state, unsigned int subclass,
 
 err:
 	__set_current_state(TASK_RUNNING);
-	mutex_remove_waiter(lock, &waiter, current);
+	__mutex_remove_waiter(lock, &waiter);
 err_early_kill:
 	spin_unlock(&lock->wait_lock);
 	debug_mutex_free_waiter(&waiter);
diff --git a/kernel/locking/mutex.h b/kernel/locking/mutex.h
index 1c2287d3fa71..f0c710b1d192 100644
--- a/kernel/locking/mutex.h
+++ b/kernel/locking/mutex.h
@@ -10,12 +10,10 @@
  * !CONFIG_DEBUG_MUTEXES case. Most of them are NOPs:
  */
 
-#define mutex_remove_waiter(lock, waiter, task) \
-		__list_del((waiter)->list.prev, (waiter)->list.next)
-
 #define debug_mutex_wake_waiter(lock, waiter)		do { } while (0)
 #define debug_mutex_free_waiter(waiter)			do { } while (0)
 #define debug_mutex_add_waiter(lock, waiter, ti)	do { } while (0)
+#define debug_mutex_remove_waiter(lock, waiter, ti)     do { } while (0)
 #define debug_mutex_unlock(lock)			do { } while (0)
 #define debug_mutex_init(lock, name, key)		do { } while (0)