diff --git a/lib-src/libnyquist/nyquist/nyqsrc/sound.c b/lib-src/libnyquist/nyquist/nyqsrc/sound.c
index 84803fdc3..534c2c803 100644
--- a/lib-src/libnyquist/nyquist/nyqsrc/sound.c
+++ b/lib-src/libnyquist/nyquist/nyqsrc/sound.c
@@ -528,6 +528,7 @@ void snd_list_unref(snd_list_type list)
          break; // the rest of the list is shared, nothing more to free
       }
 
+      next = NULL;
       // list nodes either point to a block of samples or this is the
       // last list node (list->block == NULL) which points to a suspension
       // lists can also terminate at the zero_block, which is an infinite
@@ -540,7 +541,6 @@ void snd_list_unref(snd_list_type list)
          /* free suspension structure */
          /* nyquist_printf("freeing susp@%p\n", list->u.susp); */
          (*(list->u.susp->free))(list->u.susp);
-         next = NULL;
       }
       /* if (list == list_watch)
        printf("freeing watched snd_list %p\n", list); */