diff --git a/sprout/forward_clist.hpp b/sprout/forward_clist.hpp
index edf79f43..4cbbf250 100644
--- a/sprout/forward_clist.hpp
+++ b/sprout/forward_clist.hpp
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ namespace sprout {
 				return result;
 			}
 			SPROUT_CONSTEXPR bool is_initialized() const SPROUT_NOEXCEPT {
-				return item->is_initialized();
+				return item.is_initialized();
 			}
 		};