diff --git a/drivers/message/fusion/mptbase.c b/drivers/message/fusion/mptbase.c
index 570b18a113ff..ebc0af7d769c 100644
--- a/drivers/message/fusion/mptbase.c
+++ b/drivers/message/fusion/mptbase.c
@@ -1037,7 +1037,7 @@ mpt_free_msg_frame(MPT_ADAPTER *ioc, MPT_FRAME_HDR *mf)
 		goto out;
 	/* signature to know if this mf is freed */
 	mf->u.frame.linkage.arg1 = cpu_to_le32(0xdeadbeaf);
-	list_add_tail(&mf->u.frame.linkage.list, &ioc->FreeQ);
+	list_add(&mf->u.frame.linkage.list, &ioc->FreeQ);
 #ifdef MFCNT
 	ioc->mfcnt--;
 #endif