diff --git a/libi2pd/SSU2.cpp b/libi2pd/SSU2.cpp
index 89833d2d..e4f70f7e 100644
--- a/libi2pd/SSU2.cpp
+++ b/libi2pd/SSU2.cpp
@@ -887,7 +887,7 @@ namespace transport
 		if (it == m_SentPackets.end ()) return; // not found
 		auto it1 = it;
 		while (it1 != m_SentPackets.end () && it1->first <= lastPacketNum) it1++;
-		it1--;
+		if (it1 != m_SentPackets.end ()) it1--;
 		m_SentPackets.erase (it, it1);
 	}