diff --git a/src/sim.c b/src/sim.c
index a178cb83..535ccbca 100644
--- a/src/sim.c
+++ b/src/sim.c
@@ -2464,11 +2464,13 @@ struct ofono_sim_context *ofono_sim_context_create(struct ofono_sim *sim)
 struct ofono_sim_context *ofono_sim_context_create_isim(
 		struct ofono_sim *sim)
 {
-	GSList *iter = sim->aid_sessions;
+	GSList *iter;
 
 	if (sim == NULL || sim->simfs_isim == NULL)
 		return NULL;
 
+	iter = sim->aid_sessions;
+
 	/* Find the AID */
 	while (iter) {
 		struct ofono_sim_aid_session *session = iter->data;