diff --git a/src/compile.cpp b/src/compile.cpp
index 9d0e318c16..848cdac7b7 100644
--- a/src/compile.cpp
+++ b/src/compile.cpp
@@ -2985,6 +2985,8 @@ compile(MyThread* t, Frame* initialFrame, unsigned ip)
       
       c->release(stack);
 
+      c->release(stack);
+
       Operand* result = ::result(c);
 
       frame->pop(dimensions);