diff --git a/src/btstack_linked_list.c b/src/btstack_linked_list.c
index 2a9af9762..b56b14388 100644
--- a/src/btstack_linked_list.c
+++ b/src/btstack_linked_list.c
@@ -175,10 +175,10 @@ btstack_linked_item_t * btstack_linked_list_iterator_next(btstack_linked_list_it
 }
 
 void btstack_linked_list_iterator_remove(btstack_linked_list_iterator_t * it){
-    it->curr = it->curr->next;
     if (it->prev->next != it->curr){
         log_error("prev item %p does not point to curr %p", it->prev, it->curr);
     }
+    it->curr = it->curr->next;
     it->prev->next = it->curr;
     it->advance_on_next = 0;
 }