diff --git a/src/inetd.c b/src/inetd.c
index c6dc36dd..e32fe19c 100644
--- a/src/inetd.c
+++ b/src/inetd.c
@@ -225,10 +225,11 @@ static void socket_cb(uev_t *w, void *arg, int events)
  */
 int inetd_check_loop(struct sockaddr *sa, socklen_t len, char *name)
 {
+	int pos;
 	svc_t *svc;
         char pname[NI_MAXHOST];
 
-        for (svc = svc_inetd_iterator(1); svc; svc = svc_inetd_iterator(0)) {
+        for (svc = svc_inetd_iterator(&pos, 1); svc; svc = svc_inetd_iterator(&pos, 0)) {
 		inetd_t *i = &svc->inetd;
 
                 if (!i->builtin || i->type != SOCK_DGRAM)
@@ -665,9 +666,10 @@ int inetd_filter_str(inetd_t *inetd, char *str, size_t len)
 
 svc_t *inetd_find_svc(char *path, char *service, char *proto)
 {
+	int pos;
 	svc_t *svc;
 
-	for (svc = svc_inetd_iterator(1); svc; svc = svc_inetd_iterator(0)) {
+	for (svc = svc_inetd_iterator(&pos, 1); svc; svc = svc_inetd_iterator(&pos, 0)) {
 		if (strncmp(path, svc->cmd, strlen(svc->cmd)))
 			continue;
 
diff --git a/src/svc.c b/src/svc.c
index 0a62ebac..054b8b05 100644
--- a/src/svc.c
+++ b/src/svc.c
@@ -204,17 +204,18 @@ svc_t *svc_inetd_iterator(int *pos, int first)
 
 /**
  * svc_dynamic_iterator - Naive iterator over all registered dynamic services.
+ * @pos:   Iterator variable, preserves state between calls
  * @first: Get first &svc_t object, or next until end.
  *
  * Returns:
  * The first dynamically loaded &svc_t when @first is set, otherwise the
  * next dynamically loaded &svc_t until the end when %NULL is returned.
  */
-svc_t *svc_dynamic_iterator(int first)
+svc_t *svc_dynamic_iterator(int *pos, int first)
 {
 	svc_t *svc;
 
-	for (svc = svc_iterator(first); svc; svc = svc_iterator(0)) {
+	for (svc = svc_iterator1(pos, first); svc; svc = svc_iterator1(pos, 0)) {
 		if (svc->mtime.tv_sec)
 			return svc;
 	}
@@ -225,6 +226,7 @@ svc_t *svc_dynamic_iterator(int first)
 
 /**
  * svc_named_iterator - Iterates over all instances of a service.
+ * @pos:   Iterator variable, preserves state between calls
  * @first: Get first &svc_t object, or next until end.
  * @cmd:   Service name to look for.
  *
@@ -233,11 +235,11 @@ svc_t *svc_dynamic_iterator(int first)
  * &svc_t instance with the same @cmd until the end when %NULL is
  * returned.
  */
-svc_t *svc_named_iterator(int first, char *cmd)
+svc_t *svc_named_iterator(int *pos, int first, char *cmd)
 {
 	svc_t *svc;
 
-	for (svc = svc_iterator(first); svc; svc = svc_iterator(0)) {
+	for (svc = svc_iterator1(pos, first); svc; svc = svc_iterator1(pos, 0)) {
 		char *name = basename(svc->cmd);
 
 		if (!strncmp(name, cmd, strlen(name)))
@@ -250,6 +252,7 @@ svc_t *svc_named_iterator(int first, char *cmd)
 
 /**
  * svc_job_iterator - Iterates over all instances of a service.
+ * @pos:   Iterator variable, preserves state between calls
  * @first: Get first &svc_t object, or next until end.
  * @job:   Job to look for.
  *
@@ -258,11 +261,11 @@ svc_t *svc_named_iterator(int first, char *cmd)
  * &svc_t instance with the same @job until the end when %NULL is
  * returned.
  */
-svc_t *svc_job_iterator(int first, int job)
+svc_t *svc_job_iterator(int *pos, int first, int job)
 {
 	svc_t *svc;
 
-	for (svc = svc_iterator(first); svc; svc = svc_iterator(0)) {
+	for (svc = svc_iterator1(pos, first); svc; svc = svc_iterator1(pos, 0)) {
 		if (svc->job == job)
 			return svc;
 	}
diff --git a/src/svc.h b/src/svc.h
index 4b08238d..c359e41d 100644
--- a/src/svc.h
+++ b/src/svc.h
@@ -155,11 +155,11 @@ svc_t	   *svc_find_by_jobid      (int job, int id);
 svc_t	   *svc_find_by_nameid     (char *name, int id);
 
 svc_t	   *svc_iterator	   (int first);
-svc_t	   *svc_inetd_iterator     (int first);
-svc_t	   *svc_dynamic_iterator   (int first);
-svc_t	   *svc_named_iterator     (int first, char *cmd);
-svc_t      *svc_job_iterator       (int first, int job);
 svc_t      *svc_iterator1          (int *pos, int first);
+svc_t	   *svc_inetd_iterator     (int *pos, int first);
+svc_t	   *svc_dynamic_iterator   (int *pos, int first);
+svc_t	   *svc_named_iterator     (int *pos, int first, char *cmd);
+svc_t      *svc_job_iterator       (int *pos, int first, int job);
 
 void	    svc_foreach	           (void (*cb)(svc_t *));
 void	    svc_foreach_dynamic    (void (*cb)(svc_t *));