diff --git a/src/hb-ot-cff-common.hh b/src/hb-ot-cff-common.hh
index a6c4ece52..64aa19502 100644
--- a/src/hb-ot-cff-common.hh
+++ b/src/hb-ot-cff-common.hh
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ struct CFFIndex
 	*ret = *it;
 	continue;
       }
-      hb_iter (_).copy (c);
+      it.copy (c);
     }
     return_trace (true);
   }