1 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/src/editfns.c b/src/editfns.c
index 9501cce20b3..76dd5711960 100644
--- a/src/editfns.c
+++ b/src/editfns.c
@@ -3226,7 +3226,6 @@ buffer stay intact.  */)
   /* Since we didn’t define EARLY_ABORT, we should never abort
      early.  */
   eassert (! early_abort);
-  SAFE_FREE ();
 
   Fundo_boundary ();
   ptrdiff_t count = SPECPDL_INDEX ();
@@ -3272,8 +3271,10 @@ buffer stay intact.  */)
       --i;
       --j;
     }
+  unbind_to (count, Qnil);
+  SAFE_FREE ();
 
-  return unbind_to (count, Qnil);
+  return Qnil;
 }
 
 static void