diff --git a/src/dwarf/Gparser.c b/src/dwarf/Gparser.c
index b77bde2..a59a3bd 100644
--- a/src/dwarf/Gparser.c
+++ b/src/dwarf/Gparser.c
@@ -816,11 +816,9 @@ dwarf_find_save_locs (struct dwarf_cursor *c)
       put_unwind_info (c, &c->pi);
     }
 
+  ret = apply_reg_state (c, rs);
   put_rs_cache (c->as, cache, &saved_mask);
-  if ((ret = apply_reg_state (c, rs)) < 0)
-    return ret;
-
-  return 0;
+  return ret < 0 ? ret : 0;
 }
 
 /* The proc-info must be valid for IP before this routine can be