diff --git a/hw/9pfs/9p.c b/hw/9pfs/9p.c
index 55821343e59475ee768f7c8ca029db1b69c039e9..289d00b01acf77661ae3505941ab4d55b0a4e9ac 100644
--- a/hw/9pfs/9p.c
+++ b/hw/9pfs/9p.c
@@ -498,9 +498,9 @@ static int coroutine_fn v9fs_mark_fids_unreclaim(V9fsPDU *pdu, V9fsPath *path)
 {
     int err;
     V9fsState *s = pdu->s;
-    V9fsFidState *fidp, head_fid;
+    V9fsFidState *fidp;
 
-    head_fid.next = s->fid_list;
+again:
     for (fidp = s->fid_list; fidp; fidp = fidp->next) {
         if (fidp->path.size != path->size) {
             continue;
@@ -520,7 +520,7 @@ static int coroutine_fn v9fs_mark_fids_unreclaim(V9fsPDU *pdu, V9fsPath *path)
              * switched to the worker thread
              */
             if (err == 0) {
-                fidp = &head_fid;
+                goto again;
             }
         }
     }