diff --git a/src/p_setup.cpp b/src/p_setup.cpp
index 8c8476be0..614ed92bd 100644
--- a/src/p_setup.cpp
+++ b/src/p_setup.cpp
@@ -1003,9 +1003,10 @@ void LoadZNodes(FileReaderBase &data, int glnodes)
 			line.v1 = line.v1 - &level.vertexes[0] + &newvertarray[0];
 			line.v2 = line.v2 - &level.vertexes[0] + &newvertarray[0];
 		}
-		level.vertexes = std::move(newvertarray);
 	}
 
+	level.vertexes = std::move(newvertarray);
+
 	// Read the subsectors
 	DWORD numSubs, currSeg;