diff --git a/libifupdown/list.h b/libifupdown/list.h
index 877354e..c029038 100644
--- a/libifupdown/list.h
+++ b/libifupdown/list.h
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ extern void lif_node_delete(struct lif_node *node, struct lif_list *list);
 	for ((iter) = (head); (iter) != NULL; (iter) = (iter)->next)
 
 #define LIF_LIST_FOREACH_SAFE(iter, iter_next, head) \
-	for ((iter) = (head), (iter_next) = (iter)->next; (iter) != NULL; (iter) = (iter_next), (iter_next) = (iter) != NULL ? (iter)->next : NULL)
+	for ((iter) = (head), (iter_next) = (iter) != NULL ? (iter)->next : NULL; (iter) != NULL; (iter) = (iter_next), (iter_next) = (iter) != NULL ? (iter)->next : NULL)
 
 #define LIF_LIST_FOREACH_REVERSE(iter, tail) \
 	for ((iter) = (tail); (iter) != NULL; (iter) = (iter)->prev)