1 files changed, 4 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/replace.el b/lisp/replace.el
index 2c60cd006f1..d2a0370f93e 100644
--- a/lisp/replace.el
+++ b/lisp/replace.el
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ;;; replace.el --- replace commands for Emacs
 
 ;; Copyright (C) 1985, 1986, 1987, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002,
-;;   2003, 2004  Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+;;   2003, 2004, 2005  Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 
 ;; Maintainer: FSF
 
@@ -116,10 +116,10 @@ wants to replace FROM with TO."
                nil t t))))
       (if (and (zerop (length from)) lastto lastfrom)
           (progn
-            (cons lastfrom
-                  (query-replace-compile-replacement lastto regexp-flag))
             (set query-replace-from-history-variable
-                 (cdr (symbol-value query-replace-from-history-variable))))
+                 (cdr (symbol-value query-replace-from-history-variable)))
+            (cons lastfrom
+                  (query-replace-compile-replacement lastto regexp-flag)))
         ;; Warn if user types \n or \t, but don't reject the input.
         (and regexp-flag
              (string-match "\\(\\`\\|[^\\]\\)\\(\\\\\\\\\\)*\\(\\\\[nt]\\)" from)