diff --git a/src/OpenMesh/Core/Mesh/SmartRange.hh b/src/OpenMesh/Core/Mesh/SmartRange.hh
index 09db60c6..8f026b19 100644
--- a/src/OpenMesh/Core/Mesh/SmartRange.hh
+++ b/src/OpenMesh/Core/Mesh/SmartRange.hh
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ struct FilteredSmartRangeT : public SmartRangeT<FilteredSmartRangeT<RangeT, Hand
 
     FilteredIterator(Functor f, BaseIterator it, BaseIterator end): BaseIterator(it), f_(f), end_(end)
     {
-      if (!f_(*(*this))) // if start is not valid go to first valid one
+      if (!BaseIterator::operator==(end_) && !f_(*(*this))) // if start is not valid go to first valid one
         operator++();
     }