diff --git a/compiler/ccgexprs.nim b/compiler/ccgexprs.nim
index 4d016cf7a0..0ca650a7e3 100644
--- a/compiler/ccgexprs.nim
+++ b/compiler/ccgexprs.nim
@@ -1577,6 +1577,7 @@ proc genArrToSeq(p: BProc, n: PNode, d: var TLoc) =
     return
   if d.k == locNone:
     getTemp(p, n.typ, d)
+  initLocExpr(p, n[1], a)
   # generate call to newSeq before adding the elements per hand:
   let L = toInt(lengthOrd(p.config, n[1].typ))
   if optSeqDestructors in p.config.globalOptions:
@@ -1586,7 +1587,6 @@ proc genArrToSeq(p: BProc, n: PNode, d: var TLoc) =
       getSeqPayloadType(p.module, seqtype)])
   else:
     genNewSeqAux(p, d, intLiteral(L), L == 0)
-  initLocExpr(p, n[1], a)
   # bug #5007; do not produce excessive C source code:
   if L < 10:
     for i in 0..<L: