1 files changed, 2 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/perl.c b/perl.c
index eb454b91c1..33ca54061b 100644
--- a/perl.c
+++ b/perl.c
@@ -706,9 +706,6 @@ perl_destruct(pTHXx)
     if (PL_sv_count != 0 && ckWARN_d(WARN_INTERNAL))
 	Perl_warner(aTHX_ WARN_INTERNAL,"Scalars leaked: %ld\n", (long)PL_sv_count);
 
-    sv_free_arenas();
-
-    /* No SVs have survived, need to clean out */
     Safefree(PL_origfilename);
     Safefree(PL_reg_start_tmp);
     if (PL_reg_curpm)
@@ -739,6 +736,8 @@ perl_destruct(pTHXx)
     PL_thrsv = Nullsv;
 #endif /* USE_THREADS */
 
+    sv_free_arenas();
+
     /* As the absolutely last thing, free the non-arena SV for mess() */
 
     if (PL_mess_sv) {