diff --git a/src/backend/optimizer/path/joinpath.c b/src/backend/optimizer/path/joinpath.c
index f96fc9fd282..81e04b6ac9d 100644
--- a/src/backend/optimizer/path/joinpath.c
+++ b/src/backend/optimizer/path/joinpath.c
@@ -1258,7 +1258,7 @@ sort_inner_and_outer(PlannerInfo *root,
 
 	foreach(l, all_pathkeys)
 	{
-		List	   *front_pathkey = (List *) lfirst(l);
+		PathKey	   *front_pathkey = lfirst_node(PathKey, l);
 		List	   *cur_mergeclauses;
 		List	   *outerkeys;
 		List	   *innerkeys;