diff --git a/src/print.c b/src/print.c
index 5ad4d4fbb58..7bb905b2699 100644
--- a/src/print.c
+++ b/src/print.c
@@ -180,14 +180,14 @@ bool print_output_debug_flag EXTERNALLY_VISIBLE = 1;
 			print_buffer_pos_byte, 0, 1, 0);		\
        signal_after_change (PT - print_buffer_pos, 0, print_buffer_pos);\
      }									\
-   unbind_to (specpdl_count, Qnil);					\
    if (MARKERP (original))						\
      set_marker_both (original, Qnil, PT, PT_BYTE);			\
    if (old_point >= 0)							\
      SET_PT_BOTH (old_point + (old_point >= start_point			\
 			       ? PT - start_point : 0),			\
 		  old_point_byte + (old_point_byte >= start_point_byte	\
-				    ? PT_BYTE - start_point_byte : 0));
+				    ? PT_BYTE - start_point_byte : 0)); \
+   unbind_to (specpdl_count, Qnil);					\
 
 /* This is used to free the print buffer; we don't simply record xfree
    since print_buffer can be reallocated during the printing.  */