diff --git a/lib/cppcheck.cpp b/lib/cppcheck.cpp
index 702d90a59..005cb7ed4 100644
--- a/lib/cppcheck.cpp
+++ b/lib/cppcheck.cpp
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ void CppCheck::parseFromArgs(int argc, const char* const argv[])
     {
         // Execute recursiveAddFiles() to each given file parameter
         std::vector<std::string>::const_iterator iter;
-        for (iter = pathnames.begin(); iter != pathnames.end(); iter++)
+        for (iter = pathnames.begin(); iter != pathnames.end(); ++iter)
             FileLister::recursiveAddFiles(_filenames, iter->c_str(), true);
     }