--- CBOR-XS/XS.xs	2013/11/20 16:29:02	1.24
+++ CBOR-XS/XS.xs	2013/11/22 05:54:07	1.25
@@ -768,15 +768,15 @@
       WANT (len);
       sv = newSVpvn (dec->cur, len);
       dec->cur += len;
+
+      if (ecb_expect_false (dec->stringref)
+          && SvCUR (sv) >= minimum_string_length (AvFILLp (dec->stringref) + 1))
+        av_push (dec->stringref, SvREFCNT_inc_NN (sv));
     }
 
   if (utf8)
     SvUTF8_on (sv);
 
-  if (ecb_expect_false (dec->stringref)
-      && SvCUR (sv) >= minimum_string_length (AvFILLp (dec->stringref) + 1))
-    av_push (dec->stringref, SvREFCNT_inc_NN (sv));
-
   return sv;
 
 fail: