diff --git a/src/aof.c b/src/aof.c
index 24ddec35..e30c77f2 100644
--- a/src/aof.c
+++ b/src/aof.c
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ int rewriteAppendOnlyFile(char *filename) {
         redisDb *db = server.db+j;
         dict *d = db->dict;
         if (dictSize(d) == 0) continue;
-        di = dictGetIterator(d);
+        di = dictGetSafeIterator(d);
         if (!di) {
             fclose(fp);
             return REDIS_ERR;
diff --git a/src/rdb.c b/src/rdb.c
index 5e69a324..3e29a21e 100644
--- a/src/rdb.c
+++ b/src/rdb.c
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ int rdbSave(char *filename) {
         redisDb *db = server.db+j;
         dict *d = db->dict;
         if (dictSize(d) == 0) continue;
-        di = dictGetIterator(d);
+        di = dictGetSafeIterator(d);
         if (!di) {
             fclose(fp);
             return REDIS_ERR;