Add object as root before adding to list of objects

1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/runtime/src/gc.c b/runtime/src/gc.c
index c7f50f11..c5738f63 100644
--- a/runtime/src/gc.c
+++ b/runtime/src/gc.c
@@ -111,14 +111,14 @@ void* shed__runtime__gc_alloc(size_t size, size_t children_offset, size_t childr
         sizeof(void*) * children_count
     );
 
-    first = object;
-
     // TODO: is it possible to leave adding the root to the caller, and avoid
     // having to add so many roots? (Since some values will immediately become a
     // descendant of a root.)
 
     shed__runtime__gc_push_root_gc_object(object);
 
+    first = object;
+
     return object;
 }