1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/nvim/spell.c b/src/nvim/spell.c
index 95948dac78..ad235f1f14 100644
--- a/src/nvim/spell.c
+++ b/src/nvim/spell.c
@@ -5765,14 +5765,14 @@ cleanup_suggestions (
 )
   FUNC_ATTR_NONNULL_ALL
 {
-  suggest_T   *stp = &SUG(*gap, 0);
-
   if (gap->ga_len > 0) {
     // Sort the list.
     qsort(gap->ga_data, (size_t)gap->ga_len, sizeof(suggest_T), sug_compare);
 
     // Truncate the list to the number of suggestions that will be displayed.
     if (gap->ga_len > keep) {
+      suggest_T *const stp = &SUG(*gap, 0);
+
       for (int i = keep; i < gap->ga_len; i++) {
         xfree(stp[i].st_word);
       }