diff --git a/net/filter.c b/net/filter.c
index 326f2b5ac8..1365bad026 100644
--- a/net/filter.c
+++ b/net/filter.c
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ static void netfilter_complete(UserCreatable *uc, Error **errp)
     Error *local_err = NULL;
     char *str, *info;
     ObjectProperty *prop;
+    ObjectPropertyIterator *iter;
     StringOutputVisitor *ov;
 
     if (!nf->netdev_id) {
@@ -173,7 +174,8 @@ static void netfilter_complete(UserCreatable *uc, Error **errp)
     QTAILQ_INSERT_TAIL(&nf->netdev->filters, nf, next);
 
     /* generate info str */
-    QTAILQ_FOREACH(prop, &OBJECT(nf)->properties, node) {
+    iter = object_property_iter_init(OBJECT(nf));
+    while ((prop = object_property_iter_next(iter))) {
         if (!strcmp(prop->name, "type")) {
             continue;
         }
@@ -187,6 +189,7 @@ static void netfilter_complete(UserCreatable *uc, Error **errp)
         g_free(str);
         g_free(info);
     }
+    object_property_iter_free(iter);
 }
 
 static void netfilter_finalize(Object *obj)