diff --git a/compiler/psub.pas b/compiler/psub.pas
index 606ac7d37b..f547d6f34e 100644
--- a/compiler/psub.pas
+++ b/compiler/psub.pas
@@ -825,12 +825,6 @@ implementation
             free_regvars(aktproccode);
 {$endif OLDREGVARS}
 
-            { add code that will load the return value, this is not done
-              for assembler routines when they didn't reference the result
-              variable }
-            gen_load_return_value(templist);
-            aktproccode.concatlist(templist);
-
             { generate symbol and save end of header position }
             aktfilepos:=entrypos;
             gen_proc_symbol(templist);
@@ -844,6 +838,12 @@ implementation
             gen_free_symtable(aktproccode,procdef.localst);
             gen_free_symtable(aktproccode,procdef.parast);
 
+            { add code that will load the return value, this is not done
+              for assembler routines when they didn't reference the result
+              variable }
+            gen_load_return_value(templist);
+            aktproccode.concatlist(templist);
+
             { Already reserve all registers for stack checking code and
               generate the call to the helper function }
             if (cs_check_stack in entryswitches) and