diff --git a/lib/libc/gen/sem.c b/lib/libc/gen/sem.c
index 7cb021c6a7dd..628e6509828e 100644
--- a/lib/libc/gen/sem.c
+++ b/lib/libc/gen/sem.c
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ typedef struct sem* sem_t;
 static sem_t sem_alloc(unsigned int value, semid_t semid, int system_sem);
 static void  sem_free(sem_t sem);
 
-static LIST_HEAD(, sem) named_sems = LIST_HEAD_INITIALIZER(&named_sems);
+static LIST_HEAD(, sem) named_sems = LIST_HEAD_INITIALIZER(named_sems);
 static pthread_mutex_t named_sems_mtx = PTHREAD_MUTEX_INITIALIZER;
 
 FB10_COMPAT(_libc_sem_init_compat, sem_init);