diff --git a/contrib/postgres_fdw/deparse.c b/contrib/postgres_fdw/deparse.c
index 92a0ab6..e8de6ac 100644
--- a/contrib/postgres_fdw/deparse.c
+++ b/contrib/postgres_fdw/deparse.c
@@ -2617,7 +2617,7 @@ deparseFuncExpr(FuncExpr *node, deparse_expr_cxt *context)
 	{
 		if (!first)
 			appendStringInfoString(buf, ", ");
-		if (use_variadic && lnext(arg) == NULL)
+		if (use_variadic && list_cell_is_last(arg))
 			appendStringInfoString(buf, "VARIADIC ");
 		deparseExpr((Expr *) lfirst(arg), context);
 		first = false;
@@ -2945,7 +2945,7 @@ deparseAggref(Aggref *node, deparse_expr_cxt *context)
 				first = false;
 
 				/* Add VARIADIC */
-				if (use_variadic && lnext(arg) == NULL)
+				if (use_variadic && list_cell_is_last(arg))
 					appendStringInfoString(buf, "VARIADIC ");
 
 				deparseExpr((Expr *) n, context);
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/explain.c b/src/backend/commands/explain.c
index 1831ea8..c3d898e 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/explain.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/explain.c
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ ExplainQuery(ParseState *pstate, ExplainStmt *stmt, const char *queryString,
 							queryString, params, queryEnv);
 
 			/* Separate plans with an appropriate separator */
-			if (lnext(l) != NULL)
+			if (list_cell_is_not_last(l))
 				ExplainSeparatePlans(es);
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/prepare.c b/src/backend/commands/prepare.c
index a98c836..f7a1333 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/prepare.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/prepare.c
@@ -692,7 +692,7 @@ ExplainExecuteQuery(ExecuteStmt *execstmt, IntoClause *into, ExplainState *es,
 		/* No need for CommandCounterIncrement, as ExplainOnePlan did it */
 
 		/* Separate plans with an appropriate separator */
-		if (lnext(p) != NULL)
+		if (list_cell_is_not_last(p))
 			ExplainSeparatePlans(es);
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/seclabel.c b/src/backend/commands/seclabel.c
index 9db8228..e0cc3e9 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/seclabel.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/seclabel.c
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ ExecSecLabelStmt(SecLabelStmt *stmt)
 			ereport(ERROR,
 					(errcode(ERRCODE_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE),
 					 errmsg("no security label providers have been loaded")));
-		if (lnext(list_head(label_provider_list)) != NULL)
+		if (list_length(label_provider_list) > 1)
 			ereport(ERROR,
 					(errcode(ERRCODE_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE),
 					 errmsg("must specify provider when multiple security label providers have been loaded")));
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/tsearchcmds.c b/src/backend/commands/tsearchcmds.c
index 8e5eec2..7c8990a 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/tsearchcmds.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/tsearchcmds.c
@@ -1558,7 +1558,7 @@ serialize_deflist(List *deflist)
 			appendStringInfoChar(&buf, ch);
 		}
 		appendStringInfoChar(&buf, '\'');
-		if (lnext(l) != NULL)
+		if (list_cell_is_not_last(l))
 			appendStringInfoString(&buf, ", ");
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/backend/nodes/outfuncs.c b/src/backend/nodes/outfuncs.c
index 65302fe..7232552 100644
--- a/src/backend/nodes/outfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/nodes/outfuncs.c
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ _outList(StringInfo str, const List *node)
 		if (IsA(node, List))
 		{
 			outNode(str, lfirst(lc));
-			if (lnext(lc))
+			if (list_cell_is_not_last(lc))
 				appendStringInfoChar(str, ' ');
 		}
 		else if (IsA(node, IntList))
diff --git a/src/backend/nodes/print.c b/src/backend/nodes/print.c
index 4b9e141..8fb8634 100644
--- a/src/backend/nodes/print.c
+++ b/src/backend/nodes/print.c
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ print_expr(const Node *expr, const List *rtable)
 		foreach(l, e->args)
 		{
 			print_expr(lfirst(l), rtable);
-			if (lnext(l))
+			if (list_cell_is_not_last(l))
 				printf(",");
 		}
 		printf(")");
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ print_pathkeys(const List *pathkeys, const List *rtable)
 			print_expr((Node *) mem->em_expr, rtable);
 		}
 		printf(")");
-		if (lnext(i))
+		if (list_cell_is_not_last(i))
 			printf(", ");
 	}
 	printf(")\n");
diff --git a/src/backend/optimizer/path/allpaths.c b/src/backend/optimizer/path/allpaths.c
index 0debac7..0c14af2 100644
--- a/src/backend/optimizer/path/allpaths.c
+++ b/src/backend/optimizer/path/allpaths.c
@@ -3721,7 +3721,7 @@ print_restrictclauses(PlannerInfo *root, List *clauses)
 		RestrictInfo *c = lfirst(l);
 
 		print_expr((Node *) c->clause, root->parse->rtable);
-		if (lnext(l))
+		if (list_cell_is_not_last(l))
 			printf(", ");
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/backend/optimizer/path/indxpath.c b/src/backend/optimizer/path/indxpath.c
index 3434219..bd94800 100644
--- a/src/backend/optimizer/path/indxpath.c
+++ b/src/backend/optimizer/path/indxpath.c
@@ -1558,7 +1558,7 @@ choose_bitmap_and(PlannerInfo *root, RelOptInfo *rel, List *paths)
 				/* reject new path, remove it from paths list */
 				paths = list_delete_cell(paths, lnext(lastcell), lastcell);
 			}
-			Assert(lnext(lastcell) == NULL);
+			Assert(list_cell_is_last(lastcell));
 		}
 
 		/* Keep the cheapest AND-group (or singleton) */
diff --git a/src/backend/optimizer/plan/planner.c b/src/backend/optimizer/plan/planner.c
index bc81535..e6a7d00 100644
--- a/src/backend/optimizer/plan/planner.c
+++ b/src/backend/optimizer/plan/planner.c
@@ -4581,7 +4581,7 @@ create_one_window_path(PlannerInfo *root,
 											 -1.0);
 		}
 
-		if (lnext(l))
+		if (list_cell_is_not_last(l))
 		{
 			/*
 			 * Add the current WindowFuncs to the output target for this
diff --git a/src/backend/optimizer/plan/subselect.c b/src/backend/optimizer/plan/subselect.c
index 555c91f..0f8663f 100644
--- a/src/backend/optimizer/plan/subselect.c
+++ b/src/backend/optimizer/plan/subselect.c
@@ -565,7 +565,7 @@ build_subplan(PlannerInfo *root, Plan *plan, PlannerInfo *subroot,
 		{
 			ptr += sprintf(ptr, "$%d%s",
 						   lfirst_int(lc),
-						   lnext(lc) ? "," : ")");
+						   list_cell_is_not_last(lc) ? "," : ")");
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/backend/optimizer/util/tlist.c b/src/backend/optimizer/util/tlist.c
index 14d1c67..a5e7207 100644
--- a/src/backend/optimizer/util/tlist.c
+++ b/src/backend/optimizer/util/tlist.c
@@ -997,7 +997,7 @@ split_pathtarget_at_srfs(PlannerInfo *root,
 		List	   *level_srfs = (List *) lfirst(lc1);
 		PathTarget *ntarget;
 
-		if (lnext(lc1) == NULL)
+		if (list_cell_is_last(lc1))
 		{
 			ntarget = target;
 		}
diff --git a/src/backend/parser/gram.y b/src/backend/parser/gram.y
index 0279013..96077ec 100644
--- a/src/backend/parser/gram.y
+++ b/src/backend/parser/gram.y
@@ -15509,7 +15509,7 @@ makeColumnRef(char *colname, List *indirection,
 		else if (IsA(lfirst(l), A_Star))
 		{
 			/* We only allow '*' at the end of a ColumnRef */
-			if (lnext(l) != NULL)
+			if (list_cell_is_not_last(l))
 				parser_yyerror("improper use of \"*\"");
 		}
 		nfields++;
@@ -15698,7 +15698,7 @@ check_indirection(List *indirection, core_yyscan_t yyscanner)
 	{
 		if (IsA(lfirst(l), A_Star))
 		{
-			if (lnext(l) != NULL)
+			if (list_cell_is_not_last(l))
 				parser_yyerror("improper use of \"*\"");
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/src/backend/replication/basebackup.c b/src/backend/replication/basebackup.c
index def6c03..ab32e59 100644
--- a/src/backend/replication/basebackup.c
+++ b/src/backend/replication/basebackup.c
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ perform_base_backup(basebackup_options *opt)
 			 */
 			if (opt->includewal && ti->path == NULL)
 			{
-				Assert(lnext(lc) == NULL);
+				Assert(list_cell_is_last(lc));
 			}
 			else
 				pq_putemptymessage('c');	/* CopyDone */
diff --git a/src/backend/tcop/postgres.c b/src/backend/tcop/postgres.c
index 8b4d94c..82f275e 100644
--- a/src/backend/tcop/postgres.c
+++ b/src/backend/tcop/postgres.c
@@ -1224,7 +1224,7 @@ exec_simple_query(const char *query_string)
 
 		PortalDrop(portal, false);
 
-		if (lnext(parsetree_item) == NULL)
+		if (list_cell_is_last(parsetree_item))
 		{
 			/*
 			 * If this is the last parsetree of the query string, close down
diff --git a/src/backend/tcop/pquery.c b/src/backend/tcop/pquery.c
index 7f15933..9a31ff1 100644
--- a/src/backend/tcop/pquery.c
+++ b/src/backend/tcop/pquery.c
@@ -1334,7 +1334,7 @@ PortalRunMulti(Portal portal,
 		 * Increment command counter between queries, but not after the last
 		 * one.
 		 */
-		if (lnext(stmtlist_item) != NULL)
+		if (list_cell_is_not_last(stmtlist_item))
 			CommandCounterIncrement();
 
 		/*
diff --git a/src/backend/tcop/utility.c b/src/backend/tcop/utility.c
index 6ec795f..3a67d4d 100644
--- a/src/backend/tcop/utility.c
+++ b/src/backend/tcop/utility.c
@@ -1070,7 +1070,7 @@ ProcessUtilitySlow(ParseState *pstate,
 						}
 
 						/* Need CCI between commands */
-						if (lnext(l) != NULL)
+						if (list_cell_is_not_last(l))
 							CommandCounterIncrement();
 					}
 
@@ -1151,7 +1151,7 @@ ProcessUtilitySlow(ParseState *pstate,
 							}
 
 							/* Need CCI between commands */
-							if (lnext(l) != NULL)
+							if (list_cell_is_not_last(l))
 								CommandCounterIncrement();
 						}
 
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/adt/ruleutils.c b/src/backend/utils/adt/ruleutils.c
index 85055bb..564bd49 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/adt/ruleutils.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/adt/ruleutils.c
@@ -2722,7 +2722,7 @@ pg_get_functiondef(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 						char	   *curname = (char *) lfirst(lc);
 
 						simple_quote_literal(&buf, curname);
-						if (lnext(lc))
+						if (list_cell_is_not_last(lc))
 							appendStringInfoString(&buf, ", ");
 					}
 				}
@@ -8081,7 +8081,7 @@ get_rule_expr(Node *node, deparse_context *context,
 						appendStringInfo(buf, "hashed %s", splan->plan_name);
 					else
 						appendStringInfoString(buf, splan->plan_name);
-					if (lnext(lc))
+					if (list_cell_is_not_last(lc))
 						appendStringInfoString(buf, " or ");
 				}
 				appendStringInfoChar(buf, ')');
@@ -9189,7 +9189,7 @@ get_func_expr(FuncExpr *expr, deparse_context *context,
 	{
 		if (nargs++ > 0)
 			appendStringInfoString(buf, ", ");
-		if (use_variadic && lnext(l) == NULL)
+		if (use_variadic && list_cell_is_last(l))
 			appendStringInfoString(buf, "VARIADIC ");
 		get_rule_expr((Node *) lfirst(l), context, true);
 	}
diff --git a/src/include/nodes/pg_list.h b/src/include/nodes/pg_list.h
index 8dd22e7..a35772d 100644
--- a/src/include/nodes/pg_list.h
+++ b/src/include/nodes/pg_list.h
@@ -133,6 +133,9 @@ list_length(const List *l)
 #define llast_oid(l)			lfirst_oid(list_tail(l))
 #define llast_node(type,l)		castNode(type, llast(l))
 
+#define list_cell_is_last(l)		(lnext(l) == NULL)
+#define list_cell_is_not_last(l)	(lnext(l) != NULL)
+
 /*
  * Convenience macros for building fixed-length lists
  */