diff --git a/src/ldso/dlerror.c b/src/ldso/dlerror.c
index 3fcc7779..d8bbfc03 100644
--- a/src/ldso/dlerror.c
+++ b/src/ldso/dlerror.c
@@ -35,13 +35,16 @@ void __dl_thread_cleanup(void)
 hidden void __dl_vseterr(const char *fmt, va_list ap)
 {
 	LOCK(freebuf_queue_lock);
-	while (freebuf_queue) {
-		void **p = freebuf_queue;
-		freebuf_queue = *p;
-		free(p);
-	}
+	void **q = freebuf_queue;
+	freebuf_queue = 0;
 	UNLOCK(freebuf_queue_lock);
 
+	while (q) {
+		void **p = *q;
+		free(q);
+		q = p;
+	}
+
 	va_list ap2;
 	va_copy(ap2, ap);
 	pthread_t self = __pthread_self();