(svn r12005) -Fix [FS#1717]: possible reading from an invalid pointer. Patch by PhilSophus.

1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/src/spritecache.cpp b/src/spritecache.cpp
index 1ea6816a7..2533a6b11 100644
--- a/src/spritecache.cpp
+++ b/src/spritecache.cpp
@@ -262,8 +262,8 @@ bool LoadNextSprite(int load_index, byte file_slot, uint file_sprite_id)
 
 void DupSprite(SpriteID old_spr, SpriteID new_spr)
 {
+	SpriteCache *scnew = AllocateSpriteCache(new_spr); // may reallocate: so put it first
 	SpriteCache *scold = GetSpriteCache(old_spr);
-	SpriteCache *scnew = AllocateSpriteCache(new_spr);
 
 	scnew->file_slot = scold->file_slot;
 	scnew->file_pos = scold->file_pos;