diff --git a/usr.bin/tee/tee.c b/usr.bin/tee/tee.c
index b55aa84d2f6..bc338e14bd6 100644
--- a/usr.bin/tee/tee.c
+++ b/usr.bin/tee/tee.c
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ static const char rcsid[] =
 #endif /* not lint */
 
 #include <sys/capsicum.h>
+#include <sys/queue.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
 
@@ -57,12 +58,12 @@ static const char rcsid[] =
 #include <string.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
-typedef struct _list {
-	struct _list *next;
+struct entry {
 	int fd;
 	const char *name;
-} LIST;
-static LIST *head;
+	STAILQ_ENTRY(entry) entries;
+};
+static STAILQ_HEAD(, entry) head = STAILQ_HEAD_INITIALIZER(head);
 
 static void add(int, const char *);
 static void usage(void);
@@ -70,7 +71,7 @@ static void usage(void);
 int
 main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
-	LIST *p;
+	struct entry *p;
 	int n, fd, rval, wval;
 	char *bp;
 	int append, ch, exitval;
@@ -112,7 +113,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	if (caph_enter() < 0)
 		err(EXIT_FAILURE, "unable to enter capability mode");
 	while ((rval = read(STDIN_FILENO, buf, BSIZE)) > 0)
-		for (p = head; p; p = p->next) {
+		STAILQ_FOREACH(p, &head, entries) {
 			n = rval;
 			bp = buf;
 			do {
@@ -139,7 +140,7 @@ usage(void)
 static void
 add(int fd, const char *name)
 {
-	LIST *p;
+	struct entry *p;
 	cap_rights_t rights;
 
 	if (fd == STDOUT_FILENO) {
@@ -151,10 +152,9 @@ add(int fd, const char *name)
 			err(EXIT_FAILURE, "unable to limit rights");
 	}
 
-	if ((p = malloc(sizeof(LIST))) == NULL)
+	if ((p = malloc(sizeof(struct entry))) == NULL)
 		err(1, "malloc");
 	p->fd = fd;
 	p->name = name;
-	p->next = head;
-	head = p;
+	STAILQ_INSERT_HEAD(&head, p, entries);
 }