1 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/mg.c b/mg.c
index 1bc5bf74ef..75fee707d2 100644
--- a/mg.c
+++ b/mg.c
@@ -383,15 +383,18 @@ Perl_mg_clear(pTHX_ SV *sv)
 {
     const I32 mgs_ix = SSNEW(sizeof(MGS));
     MAGIC* mg;
+    MAGIC *nextmg;
 
     PERL_ARGS_ASSERT_MG_CLEAR;
 
     save_magic(mgs_ix, sv);
 
-    for (mg = SvMAGIC(sv); mg; mg = mg->mg_moremagic) {
+    for (mg = SvMAGIC(sv); mg; mg = nextmg) {
         const MGVTBL* const vtbl = mg->mg_virtual;
 	/* omit GSKIP -- never set here */
 
+	nextmg = mg->mg_moremagic; /* it may delete itself */
+
 	if (vtbl && vtbl->svt_clear)
 	    CALL_FPTR(vtbl->svt_clear)(aTHX_ sv, mg);
     }