diff --git a/arch/cris/arch-v32/mm/intmem.c b/arch/cris/arch-v32/mm/intmem.c
index bad735d46c51..c80728401487 100644
--- a/arch/cris/arch-v32/mm/intmem.c
+++ b/arch/cris/arch-v32/mm/intmem.c
@@ -113,14 +113,14 @@ void crisv32_intmem_free(void* addr)
 
 			allocation->status = STATUS_FREE;
 			/* Join with prev and/or next if also free */
-			if ((prev != &intmem_allocations) &&
+			if ((&prev->entry != &intmem_allocations) &&
 					(prev->status == STATUS_FREE)) {
 				prev->size += allocation->size;
 				list_del(&allocation->entry);
 				kfree(allocation);
 				allocation = prev;
 			}
-			if ((next != &intmem_allocations) &&
+			if ((&next->entry != &intmem_allocations) &&
 					(next->status == STATUS_FREE)) {
 				allocation->size += next->size;
 				list_del(&next->entry);