1 files changed, 5 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/hv.c b/hv.c
index a5221a8d29..ee3a67eba6 100644
--- a/hv.c
+++ b/hv.c
@@ -1379,8 +1379,9 @@ Perl_newHVhv(pTHX_ HV *ohv)
 		const STRLEN len = HeKLEN(oent);
 		const int flags  = HeKFLAGS(oent);
 		HE * const ent   = new_HE();
+		SV *const val    = HeVAL(oent);
 
-		HeVAL(ent)     = newSVsv(HeVAL(oent));
+		HeVAL(ent) = SvIMMORTAL(val) ? val : newSVsv(val);
 		HeKEY_hek(ent)
                     = shared ? share_hek_flags(key, len, hash, flags)
                              :  save_hek_flags(key, len, hash, flags);
@@ -1411,9 +1412,10 @@ Perl_newHVhv(pTHX_ HV *ohv)
 
 	hv_iterinit(ohv);
 	while ((entry = hv_iternext_flags(ohv, 0))) {
+	    SV *const val = HeVAL(entry);
 	    (void)hv_store_flags(hv, HeKEY(entry), HeKLEN(entry),
-			         newSVsv(HeVAL(entry)), HeHASH(entry),
-			         HeKFLAGS(entry));
+			         SvIMMORTAL(val) ? val : newSVsv(val),
+				 HeHASH(entry), HeKFLAGS(entry));
 	}
 	HvRITER_set(ohv, riter);
 	HvEITER_set(ohv, eiter);