diff --git a/lib/dns/ssu.c b/lib/dns/ssu.c
index 023574dafa..2a5b7c95c8 100644
--- a/lib/dns/ssu.c
+++ b/lib/dns/ssu.c
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
  */
 
 /*
- * $Id: ssu.c,v 1.15 2000/12/07 06:07:12 bwelling Exp $
+ * $Id: ssu.c,v 1.16 2000/12/07 17:52:37 marka Exp $
  * Principal Author: Brian Wellington
  */
 
@@ -212,8 +212,7 @@ dns_ssutable_addrule(dns_ssutable_t *table, isc_boolean_t grant,
 		rule->types = NULL;
 
 	rule->magic = SSURULEMAGIC;
-	ISC_LINK_INIT(rule, link);
-	ISC_LIST_APPEND(table->rules, rule, link);
+	ISC_LIST_APPENDUNSAFE(table->rules, rule, link);
 
 	return (ISC_R_SUCCESS);