diff --git a/cJSON.c b/cJSON.c
index 4f30e3a..f922ad6 100644
--- a/cJSON.c
+++ b/cJSON.c
@@ -239,8 +239,8 @@ static const char *skip(const char *in) {while (in && *in && (unsigned char)*in<
 /* Parse an object - create a new root, and populate. */
 cJSON *cJSON_Parse(const char *value)
 {
-	ep=0;
 	cJSON *c=cJSON_New_Item();
+	ep=0;
 	if (!c) return 0;       /* memory fail */
 
 	if (!parse_value(c,skip(value))) {cJSON_Delete(c);return 0;}