diff -r c4041b07165e -r b5dd654deb3b src/list.c
--- a/src/list.c	Mon Mar 20 18:05:12 2023 +0100
+++ b/src/list.c	Mon Mar 20 19:09:08 2023 +0100
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@
     list->cl = &cx_pointer_list_class;
 }
 
-bool cxListIsStoringPointers(CxList *list) {
+bool cxListIsStoringPointers(CxList const *list) {
     return list->climpl != NULL;
 }
 
@@ -203,11 +203,11 @@
 ) {
     switch (list->content_destructor_type) {
         case CX_DESTRUCTOR_SIMPLE: {
-            list->simple_destructor(elem);
+            cx_list_invoke_simple_destructor(list, elem);
             break;
         }
         case CX_DESTRUCTOR_ADVANCED: {
-            list->advanced_destructor.func(list->advanced_destructor.data, elem);
+            cx_list_invoke_advanced_destructor(list, elem);
             break;
         }
         case CX_DESTRUCTOR_NONE:
@@ -215,11 +215,32 @@
     }
 }
 
+void cx_list_invoke_simple_destructor(
+        CxList const *list,
+        void *elem
+) {
+    if (cxListIsStoringPointers(list)) {
+        elem = *((void **) elem);
+    }
+    list->simple_destructor(elem);
+}
+
+void cx_list_invoke_advanced_destructor(
+        CxList const *list,
+        void *elem
+) {
+    if (cxListIsStoringPointers(list)) {
+        elem = *((void **) elem);
+    }
+    list->advanced_destructor.func(list->advanced_destructor.data, elem);
+}
+
 void cxListDestroy(CxList *list) {
     switch (list->content_destructor_type) {
         case CX_DESTRUCTOR_SIMPLE: {
             CxIterator iter = cxListIterator(list);
             cx_foreach(void*, elem, iter) {
+                // already correctly resolved pointer - immediately invoke dtor
                 list->simple_destructor(elem);
             }
             break;
@@ -227,6 +248,7 @@
         case CX_DESTRUCTOR_ADVANCED: {
             CxIterator iter = cxListIterator(list);
             cx_foreach(void*, elem, iter) {
+                // already correctly resolved pointer - immediately invoke dtor
                 list->advanced_destructor.func(list->advanced_destructor.data, elem);
             }
             break;