diff --git a/drivers/base/power/shutdown.c b/drivers/base/power/shutdown.c
index a47bb74da72b..c2475f3134ea 100644
--- a/drivers/base/power/shutdown.c
+++ b/drivers/base/power/shutdown.c
@@ -35,10 +35,10 @@ extern int sysdev_shutdown(void);
  */
 void device_shutdown(void)
 {
-	struct device * dev;
+	struct device * dev, *devn;
 
 	down_write(&devices_subsys.rwsem);
-	list_for_each_entry_reverse(dev, &devices_subsys.kset.list,
+	list_for_each_entry_safe_reverse(dev, devn, &devices_subsys.kset.list,
 				kobj.entry) {
 		if (dev->bus && dev->bus->shutdown) {
 			dev_dbg(dev, "shutdown\n");