diff --git a/font.c b/font.c
index a21cf937..d7460e21 100644
--- a/font.c
+++ b/font.c
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ static void __attribute__((destructor))
 fini(void)
 {
     while (tll_length(font_cache) > 0)
-        font_destroy(tll_front(font_cache).font);
+        font_destroy(tll_pop_front(font_cache).font);
 
     mtx_destroy(&ft_lock);
     FT_Done_FreeType(ft_lib);