diff --git a/src/idle.c b/src/idle.c
index f1db468e26..e3b16c856c 100644
--- a/src/idle.c
+++ b/src/idle.c
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 #define _CPUS_NR                1
 #endif /* RT_USING_SMP */
 
-static rt_list_t _rt_thread_defunct = RT_LIST_OBJECT_INIT(_rt_thread_defunct);;
+static rt_list_t _rt_thread_defunct = RT_LIST_OBJECT_INIT(_rt_thread_defunct);
 
 static struct rt_thread idle[_CPUS_NR];
 ALIGN(RT_ALIGN_SIZE)