diff --git a/libpkgconf/pkg.c b/libpkgconf/pkg.c
index af68943..3eb67f2 100644
--- a/libpkgconf/pkg.c
+++ b/libpkgconf/pkg.c
@@ -1470,21 +1470,18 @@ pkgconf_pkg_walk_list(pkgconf_client_t *client,
 		if (pkgdep->serial == client->serial)
 		{
 			pkgdep->hits++;
-			pkgconf_pkg_unref(client, pkgdep);
-			continue;
+			goto next;
 		}
 
 		if (skip_flags && (depnode->flags & skip_flags) == skip_flags)
-		{
-			pkgconf_pkg_unref(client, pkgdep);
-			continue;
-		}
+			goto next;
 
 		pkgconf_audit_log_dependency(client, pkgdep, depnode);
 
 		pkgdep->hits++;
 		pkgdep->serial = client->serial;
 		eflags |= pkgconf_pkg_traverse_main(client, pkgdep, func, data, depth - 1, skip_flags);
+next:
 		pkgconf_pkg_unref(client, pkgdep);
 	}