diff --git a/sys-queue.h b/sys-queue.h
index 3d0773eeb7..ad5c8fb5f8 100644
--- a/sys-queue.h
+++ b/sys-queue.h
@@ -210,6 +210,11 @@ struct {                                                                \
                 (var);                                                  \
                 (var) = ((var)->field.tqe_next))
 
+#define TAILQ_FOREACH_SAFE(var, head, field, next_var)                  \
+        for ((var) = ((head)->tqh_first);                               \
+                (var) && ((next_var) = ((var)->field.tqe_next), 1);     \
+                (var) = (next_var))
+
 #define TAILQ_FOREACH_REVERSE(var, head, headname, field)               \
         for ((var) = (*(((struct headname *)((head)->tqh_last))->tqh_last));    \
                 (var);                                                  \