diff --git a/js/src/methodjit/Compiler.cpp b/js/src/methodjit/Compiler.cpp
index 8169b86be58c..f9d47fdd84cb 100644
--- a/js/src/methodjit/Compiler.cpp
+++ b/js/src/methodjit/Compiler.cpp
@@ -5352,12 +5352,12 @@ mjit::Compiler::jsop_setprop(PropertyName *name, bool popGuaranteed)
             types->addFreeze(cx);
             uint32_t slot = propertyTypes->definiteSlot();
             RegisterID reg = frame.tempRegForData(lhs);
+            frame.pinReg(reg);
             bool isObject = lhs->isTypeKnown();
             MaybeJump notObject;
             if (!isObject)
                 notObject = frame.testObject(Assembler::NotEqual, lhs);
 #ifdef JSGC_INCREMENTAL_MJ
-            frame.pinReg(reg);
             if (cx->compartment->needsBarrier() && propertyTypes->needsBarrier(cx)) {
                 /* Write barrier. */
                 Jump j = masm.testGCThing(Address(reg, JSObject::getFixedSlotOffset(slot)));
@@ -5368,7 +5368,6 @@ mjit::Compiler::jsop_setprop(PropertyName *name, bool popGuaranteed)
                 OOL_STUBCALL(stubs::GCThingWriteBarrier, REJOIN_NONE);
                 stubcc.rejoin(Changes(0));
             }
-            frame.unpinReg(reg);
 #endif
             if (!isObject) {
                 stubcc.linkExit(notObject.get(), Uses(2));
@@ -5377,6 +5376,7 @@ mjit::Compiler::jsop_setprop(PropertyName *name, bool popGuaranteed)
                 OOL_STUBCALL(STRICT_VARIANT(stubs::SetName), REJOIN_FALLTHROUGH);
             }
             frame.storeTo(rhs, Address(reg, JSObject::getFixedSlotOffset(slot)), popGuaranteed);
+            frame.unpinReg(reg);
             frame.shimmy(1);
             if (!isObject)
                 stubcc.rejoin(Changes(1));