diff --git a/dlls/wined3d/glsl_shader.c b/dlls/wined3d/glsl_shader.c
index acecb2e9ce5..f79fa1571e6 100644
--- a/dlls/wined3d/glsl_shader.c
+++ b/dlls/wined3d/glsl_shader.c
@@ -10818,7 +10818,7 @@ static void shader_glsl_destroy(struct wined3d_shader *shader)
 
     TRACE("Deleting linked programs.\n");
     linked_programs = &shader->linked_programs;
-    if (linked_programs->next)
+    if (!list_empty(linked_programs))
     {
         struct glsl_shader_prog_link *entry, *entry2;
         UINT i;