diff --git a/src/object/trigger_manager.c b/src/object/trigger_manager.c
index 3a4d06fac3..524477b557 100644
--- a/src/object/trigger_manager.c
+++ b/src/object/trigger_manager.c
@@ -5941,10 +5941,10 @@ tr_execute_deferred_activities (DB_OBJECT * trigger_object, DB_OBJECT * target)
 	}
 
       tail = tr_Deferred_activities->tail;
-      next = NULL;
 
       do
 	{
+	  next = t->next;
 	  trigger = t->trigger;
 
 	  if ((trigger_object == NULL || trigger->object == trigger_object) && (target == NULL || t->target == target))
@@ -5956,7 +5956,6 @@ tr_execute_deferred_activities (DB_OBJECT * trigger_object, DB_OBJECT * target)
 		   * If it turns out that we really want to keep these active, we'll have to contend with
 		   * what pt_exec_trigger_stmt is going to do when we pass it deleted objects.
 		   */
-		  next = t->next;
 		  remove_deferred_activity (t);
 		}
 	      else