diff --git a/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elc_naviframe.c b/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elc_naviframe.c
index 3a4f6874b2..1b923327f2 100644
--- a/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elc_naviframe.c
+++ b/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elc_naviframe.c
@@ -1316,13 +1316,11 @@ elm_naviframe_item_insert_before(Evas_Object *obj,
    ELM_NAVIFRAME_ITEM_CHECK_OR_RETURN(before, NULL);
    ELM_NAVIFRAME_DATA_GET(obj, sd);
 
+   it = (Elm_Naviframe_Item *)before;
    prev_it = NULL;
-   if (before)
-     {
-        it = (Elm_Naviframe_Item *)before;
-        prev_it = EINA_INLIST_CONTAINER_GET(EINA_INLIST_GET(it)->prev,
-                                            Elm_Naviframe_Item);
-     }
+   if (EINA_INLIST_GET(it)->prev)
+     prev_it = EINA_INLIST_CONTAINER_GET(EINA_INLIST_GET(it)->prev,
+                                         Elm_Naviframe_Item);
 
    it = _item_new(obj, prev_it,
                   title_label, prev_btn, next_btn, content, item_style);