diff --git a/xen/common/sched/core.c b/xen/common/sched/core.c
index 0b072bdee6..88ae40f954 100644
--- a/xen/common/sched/core.c
+++ b/xen/common/sched/core.c
@@ -483,18 +483,17 @@ static struct sched_unit *sched_alloc_unit_mem(void)
 
 static void sched_domain_insert_unit(struct sched_unit *unit, struct domain *d)
 {
-    struct sched_unit **prev_unit;
+    struct sched_unit **next_unit;
 
     unit->domain = d;
 
-    for ( prev_unit = &d->sched_unit_list; *prev_unit;
-          prev_unit = &(*prev_unit)->next_in_list )
-        if ( (*prev_unit)->next_in_list &&
-             (*prev_unit)->next_in_list->unit_id > unit->unit_id )
+    for ( next_unit = &d->sched_unit_list; *next_unit;
+          next_unit = &(*next_unit)->next_in_list )
+        if ( (*next_unit)->unit_id > unit->unit_id )
             break;
 
-    unit->next_in_list = *prev_unit;
-    *prev_unit = unit;
+    unit->next_in_list = *next_unit;
+    *next_unit = unit;
 }
 
 static struct sched_unit *sched_alloc_unit(struct vcpu *v)