1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/string.c b/string.c
index fcaf280baa..2805b4d2aa 100644
--- a/string.c
+++ b/string.c
@@ -8087,7 +8087,9 @@ rb_str_split_m(int argc, VALUE *argv, VALUE str)
 	struct re_registers *regs;
 
 	while ((end = rb_reg_search(spat, str, start, 0)) >= 0) {
-	    regs = RMATCH_REGS(rb_backref_get());
+            VALUE match = rb_backref_get();
+            if (!result) rb_match_busy(match);
+            regs = RMATCH_REGS(match);
 	    if (start == end && BEG(0) == END(0)) {
 		if (!ptr) {
 		    SPLIT_STR(0, 0);