1 files changed, 4 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/hv.c b/hv.c
index 5bab2d7640..731407093b 100644
--- a/hv.c
+++ b/hv.c
@@ -2447,11 +2447,11 @@ Perl_hv_ename_delete(pTHX_ HV *hv, const char *name, U32 len, U32 flags)
 
 AV **
 Perl_hv_backreferences_p(pTHX_ HV *hv) {
-    struct xpvhv_aux * const iter = SvOOK(hv) ? HvAUX(hv) : hv_auxinit(hv);
-
     PERL_ARGS_ASSERT_HV_BACKREFERENCES_P;
-
-    return &(iter->xhv_backreferences);
+    {
+        struct xpvhv_aux * const iter = SvOOK(hv) ? HvAUX(hv) : hv_auxinit(hv);
+        return &(iter->xhv_backreferences);
+    }
 }
 
 void