1 files changed, 1 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/generic/tclCompile.c b/generic/tclCompile.c
index 6d64feb..59d1fbf 100644
--- a/generic/tclCompile.c
+++ b/generic/tclCompile.c
@@ -4091,12 +4091,11 @@ RecordByteCodeStats(
 				 * to add to accumulated statistics. */
 {
     Interp *iPtr = (Interp *) *codePtr->interpHandle;
-    register ByteCodeStats *statsPtr = &(iPtr->stats);
-
     if (iPtr == NULL) {
 	/* Avoid segfaulting in case we're called in a deleted interp */
 	return;
     }
+    register ByteCodeStats *statsPtr = &(iPtr->stats);
 
     statsPtr->numCompilations++;
     statsPtr->totalSrcBytes += (double) codePtr->numSrcBytes;