diff --git a/storage/innobase/trx/trx0rseg.cc b/storage/innobase/trx/trx0rseg.cc
index c96d66f4518..a08c6165ada 100644
--- a/storage/innobase/trx/trx0rseg.cc
+++ b/storage/innobase/trx/trx0rseg.cc
@@ -430,8 +430,7 @@ trx_rseg_t *trx_rseg_mem_create(ulint id, space_id_t space_id,
     rseg->last_del_marks =
         mtr_read_ulint(undo_log_hdr + TRX_UNDO_DEL_MARKS, MLOG_2BYTES, mtr);
 
-    TrxUndoRsegs elem(rseg->last_trx_no);
-    elem.insert(rseg);
+
 
     if (rseg->last_page_no != FIL_NULL) {
       /* The only time an rseg is added that has existing
@@ -442,6 +441,8 @@ trx_rseg_t *trx_rseg_mem_create(ulint id, space_id_t space_id,
       ut_ad(space_id == TRX_SYS_SPACE ||
             (srv_is_upgrade_mode != undo::is_reserved(space_id)));
 
+      TrxUndoRsegs elem(rseg->last_trx_no);
+      elem.insert(rseg);
       purge_queue->push(elem);
     }
   } else {