diff --git a/traceroute.cc b/traceroute.cc
index cf2dcf4e1..f18716ac3 100644
--- a/traceroute.cc
+++ b/traceroute.cc
@@ -543,7 +543,7 @@ Traceroute::sendTTLProbes(vector < Target * >&Targets, vector < Target * >&valid
     TraceGroup *tg = NULL;
     vector < Target * >::iterator it;
 
-    for (Targets.begin(); it != Targets.end(); ++it) {
+    for (it = Targets.begin(); it != Targets.end(); ++it) {
         t = *it;
 
         /* No point in tracing directly connected nodes */