diff --git a/drivers/input/input.c b/drivers/input/input.c
index 75b4d2a83dd9..5fe755586623 100644
--- a/drivers/input/input.c
+++ b/drivers/input/input.c
@@ -471,37 +471,16 @@ static unsigned int input_proc_devices_poll(struct file *file, poll_table *wait)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static struct list_head *list_get_nth_element(struct list_head *list, loff_t *pos)
-{
-	struct list_head *node;
-	loff_t i = 0;
-
-	list_for_each(node, list)
-		if (i++ == *pos)
-			return node;
-
-	return NULL;
-}
-
-static struct list_head *list_get_next_element(struct list_head *list, struct list_head *element, loff_t *pos)
-{
-	if (element->next == list)
-		return NULL;
-
-	++(*pos);
-	return element->next;
-}
-
 static void *input_devices_seq_start(struct seq_file *seq, loff_t *pos)
 {
 	/* acquire lock here ... Yes, we do need locking, I knowi, I know... */
 
-	return list_get_nth_element(&input_dev_list, pos);
+	return seq_list_start(&input_dev_list, *pos);
 }
 
 static void *input_devices_seq_next(struct seq_file *seq, void *v, loff_t *pos)
 {
-	return list_get_next_element(&input_dev_list, v, pos);
+	return seq_list_next(v, &input_dev_list, pos);
 }
 
 static void input_devices_seq_stop(struct seq_file *seq, void *v)
@@ -592,13 +571,13 @@ static void *input_handlers_seq_start(struct seq_file *seq, loff_t *pos)
 {
 	/* acquire lock here ... Yes, we do need locking, I knowi, I know... */
 	seq->private = (void *)(unsigned long)*pos;
-	return list_get_nth_element(&input_handler_list, pos);
+	return seq_list_start(&input_handler_list, *pos);
 }
 
 static void *input_handlers_seq_next(struct seq_file *seq, void *v, loff_t *pos)
 {
 	seq->private = (void *)(unsigned long)(*pos + 1);
-	return list_get_next_element(&input_handler_list, v, pos);
+	return seq_list_next(v, &input_handler_list, pos);
 }
 
 static void input_handlers_seq_stop(struct seq_file *seq, void *v)