diff --git a/modules/app_perl/perlfunc.c b/modules/app_perl/perlfunc.c
index 96f7596..90a80d4 100644
--- a/modules/app_perl/perlfunc.c
+++ b/modules/app_perl/perlfunc.c
@@ -127,16 +127,15 @@ int perl_exec2(struct sip_msg* _msg, char* fnc, char* mystr) {
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	m = sv_newmortal();
-	sv_setref_pv(m, "Kamailio::Message", (void *)_msg);
-	SvREADONLY_on(SvRV(m));
-
-
 	ENTER;				/* everything created after here */
 	SAVETMPS;			/* ...is a temporary variable.   */
-	PUSHMARK(SP);			/* remember the stack pointer    */
+	PUSHMARK(SP);		/* remember the stack pointer    */
 	XPUSHs(m);			/* Our reference to the stack... */
 
+	m = sv_newmortal();
+	sv_setref_pv(m, "Kamailio::Message", (void *)_msg);
+	SvREADONLY_on(SvRV(m));
+
 	if (mystr)
 		XPUSHs(sv_2mortal(newSVpv(mystr, strlen(mystr))));
 					/* Our string to the stack... */