diff --git a/wadsrc/static/zscript/actor_inventory.txt b/wadsrc/static/zscript/actor_inventory.txt
index 485194d9a..ec9b7d8d4 100644
--- a/wadsrc/static/zscript/actor_inventory.txt
+++ b/wadsrc/static/zscript/actor_inventory.txt
@@ -393,14 +393,14 @@ extend class Actor
 	{
 		int paramnum = 0;
 
-		if (!orresult)
-		{
-			receiver = receiver.GetPointer(setreceiver);
-		}
 		if (receiver == NULL)
 		{ // If there's nothing to receive it, it's obviously a fail, right?
 			return false;
 		}
+		if (!orresult)
+		{
+			receiver = receiver.GetPointer(setreceiver);
+		}
 		// Owned inventory items cannot own anything because their Inventory pointer is repurposed for the owner's linked list.
 		if (receiver is 'Inventory' && Inventory(receiver).Owner != null)
 		{