diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/inventorystore.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/inventorystore.cpp
index 456c07202..f25a3edff 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/inventorystore.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/inventorystore.cpp
@@ -443,6 +443,9 @@ MWWorld::ContainerStoreIterator MWWorld::InventoryStore::unequipSlot(int slot, c
     {
         ContainerStoreIterator retval = it;
 
+        // empty this slot
+        mSlots[slot] = end();
+
         if (restack) {
             // restack item previously in this slot
             for (MWWorld::ContainerStoreIterator iter (begin()); iter != end(); ++iter)
@@ -457,9 +460,6 @@ MWWorld::ContainerStoreIterator MWWorld::InventoryStore::unequipSlot(int slot, c
             }
         }
 
-        // empty this slot
-        mSlots[slot] = end();
-
         if (actor.getRefData().getHandle() == "player")
         {
             // Unset OnPCEquip Variable on item's script, if it has a script with that variable declared