diff --git a/gc.c b/gc.c
index 2a466b9f47..72ab507d50 100644
--- a/gc.c
+++ b/gc.c
@@ -4981,19 +4981,19 @@ gc_mark_children(rb_objspace_t *objspace, VALUE obj)
       case T_CLASS:
       case T_MODULE:
 	mark_m_tbl(objspace, RCLASS_M_TBL(obj));
+	gc_mark(objspace, RCLASS_SUPER((VALUE)obj));
 	if (!RCLASS_EXT(obj)) break;
         mark_tbl_no_pin(objspace, RCLASS_IV_TBL(obj));
 	mark_const_tbl(objspace, RCLASS_CONST_TBL(obj));
-	gc_mark(objspace, RCLASS_SUPER((VALUE)obj));
 	break;
 
       case T_ICLASS:
 	if (FL_TEST(obj, RICLASS_IS_ORIGIN)) {
 	    mark_m_tbl(objspace, RCLASS_M_TBL(obj));
 	}
+	gc_mark(objspace, RCLASS_SUPER((VALUE)obj));
 	if (!RCLASS_EXT(obj)) break;
 	mark_m_tbl(objspace, RCLASS_CALLABLE_M_TBL(obj));
-	gc_mark(objspace, RCLASS_SUPER((VALUE)obj));
 	break;
 
       case T_ARRAY: