diff --git a/include/list.h b/include/list.h
index 1accf1096..39f198590 100644
--- a/include/list.h
+++ b/include/list.h
@@ -304,8 +304,7 @@ xorg_list_is_empty(struct xorg_list *head)
  * @param member Member name of the struct xorg_list in the list elements.
  *
  */
-#define xorg_list_for_each_entry(pos, head, member)			\
-    pos = NULL;								\
+#define xorg_list_for_each_entry(pos, head, member)				\
     for (pos = __container_of((head)->next, pos, member);		\
 	 &pos->member != (head);					\
 	 pos = __container_of(pos->member.next, pos, member))
@@ -318,7 +317,6 @@ xorg_list_is_empty(struct xorg_list *head)
  * See xorg_list_for_each_entry for more details.
  */
 #define xorg_list_for_each_entry_safe(pos, tmp, head, member)		\
-    pos = NULL;								\
     for (pos = __container_of((head)->next, pos, member),		\
 	 tmp = __container_of(pos->member.next, pos, member);		\
 	 &pos->member != (head);					\