diff --git a/Objects/tupleobject.c b/Objects/tupleobject.c
index 11be0e1..290107a 100644
--- a/Objects/tupleobject.c
+++ b/Objects/tupleobject.c
@@ -50,9 +50,6 @@
 {
 	register PyTupleObject *op;
 	Py_ssize_t i;
-#ifdef SHOW_TRACK_COUNT
-	count_tracked++;
-#endif
 	if (size < 0) {
 		PyErr_BadInternalCall();
 		return NULL;
@@ -104,6 +101,9 @@
 		Py_INCREF(op);	/* extra INCREF so that this is never freed */
 	}
 #endif
+#ifdef SHOW_TRACK_COUNT
+	count_tracked++;
+#endif
 	_PyObject_GC_TRACK(op);
 	return (PyObject *) op;
 }