--- CBOR-XS/XS.xs	2016/11/25 12:16:12	1.57
+++ CBOR-XS/XS.xs	2016/11/25 13:27:29	1.58
@@ -1068,6 +1068,8 @@
 
       default:
         {
+          SV *tag_sv = newSVuv (tag);
+
           sv = decode_sv (dec);
 
           dSP;
@@ -1075,7 +1077,7 @@
           SAVESTACK_POS ();
           PUSHMARK (SP);
           EXTEND (SP, 2);
-          PUSHs (newSVuv (tag));
+          PUSHs (tag_sv);
           PUSHs (sv);
 
           PUTBACK;
@@ -1084,19 +1086,21 @@
 
           if (SvTRUE (ERRSV))
             {
+              SvREFCNT_dec (tag_sv);
               FREETMPS; LEAVE;
               ERR (SvPVutf8_nolen (sv_2mortal (SvREFCNT_inc (ERRSV))));
             }
 
           if (count)
             {
+              SvREFCNT_dec (tag_sv);
               SvREFCNT_dec (sv);
               sv = SvREFCNT_inc (POPs);
             }
           else
             {
               AV *av = newAV ();
-              av_push (av, newSVuv (tag));
+              av_push (av, tag_sv);
               av_push (av, sv);
 
               HV *tagged_stash  = !CBOR_SLOW || cbor_tagged_stash
@@ -1235,7 +1239,7 @@
     {
       if (dec.shareable)
         {
-          // need to break cyclic links, which whould all be in shareable
+          // need to break cyclic links, which would all be in shareable
           int i;
           SV **svp;