diff --git a/compiler/vmgen.nim b/compiler/vmgen.nim
index 099d4d7809..749fd52dfc 100644
--- a/compiler/vmgen.nim
+++ b/compiler/vmgen.nim
@@ -1825,7 +1825,6 @@ proc genCheckedObjAccessAux(c: PCtx; n: PNode; dest: var TDest; flags: TGenFlags
   let setLit = c.genx(checkExpr[1])
   var rs = c.getTemp(getSysType(c.graph, n.info, tyBool))
   c.gABC(n, opcContainsSet, rs, setLit, discVal)
-  c.freeTemp(discVal)
   c.freeTemp(setLit)
   # If the check fails let the user know
   let lab1 = c.xjmp(n, if negCheck: opcFJmp else: opcTJmp, rs)
@@ -1838,6 +1837,7 @@ proc genCheckedObjAccessAux(c: PCtx; n: PNode; dest: var TDest; flags: TGenFlags
   strLit.typ = strType
   c.genLit(strLit, msgReg)
   c.gABC(n, opcInvalidField, msgReg, discVal)
+  c.freeTemp(discVal)
   c.freeTemp(msgReg)
   c.patch(lab1)