1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/object.c b/object.c
index 825c4e627b..4c6667ac05 100644
--- a/object.c
+++ b/object.c
@@ -2524,8 +2524,8 @@ Init_Object(void)
     rb_cData = rb_define_class("Data", rb_cObject);
     rb_undef_alloc_func(rb_cData);
 
-    ruby_top_self = rb_obj_alloc(rb_cObject);
     rb_global_variable(&ruby_top_self);
+    ruby_top_self = rb_obj_alloc(rb_cObject);
     rb_define_singleton_method(ruby_top_self, "to_s", main_to_s, 0);
 
     rb_cTrueClass = rb_define_class("TrueClass", rb_cObject);