diff --git a/include/rtservice.h b/include/rtservice.h
index ae7e69cf5e..03301aa99a 100644
--- a/include/rtservice.h
+++ b/include/rtservice.h
@@ -280,9 +280,9 @@ rt_inline int rt_slist_isempty(rt_slist_t *l)
  * @param member the name of the list_struct within the struct.
  */
 #define rt_slist_for_each_entry(pos, head, member) \
-    for (pos = rt_slist_entry((head)->next, typeof(*pos), member); \
-         &pos->member != (RT_NULL); \
-         pos = rt_slist_entry(pos->member.next, typeof(*pos), member))
+    for (pos = ((head)->next == (RT_NULL) ? (RT_NULL) : rt_slist_entry((head)->next, typeof(*pos), member)); \
+         pos != (RT_NULL) && &pos->member != (RT_NULL); \
+         pos = (pos->member.next == (RT_NULL) ? (RT_NULL) : rt_slist_entry(pos->member.next, typeof(*pos), member)))
 
 /**
  * rt_slist_first_entry - get the first element from a slist