diff --git a/sys/netlink/route/iface.c b/sys/netlink/route/iface.c
index 7d33c89a396a..48fdab6a8475 100644
--- a/sys/netlink/route/iface.c
+++ b/sys/netlink/route/iface.c
@@ -322,11 +322,13 @@ dump_iface(struct nl_writer *nw, if_t ifp, const struct nlmsghdr *hdr,
 */
 	if (if_getaddrlen(ifp) != 0) {
 		struct ifaddr *ifa;
+		struct ifa_iter it;
 
 		NET_EPOCH_ENTER(et);
-		ifa = CK_STAILQ_FIRST(&ifp->if_addrhead);
+		ifa = ifa_iter_start(ifp, &it);
 		if (ifa != NULL)
 			dump_sa(nw, IFLA_ADDRESS, ifa->ifa_addr);
+		ifa_iter_finish(&it);
 		NET_EPOCH_EXIT(et);
 	}