/* SV* ref causes confusion with the member variable
changed SV* ref to SV* tmpRef */
-#define RvDEEPCP(rv) STMT_START { SV* tmpRef=SvRV(rv); \
- if (SvREFCNT(tmpRef)>1) { \
- SvRV_set(rv, AMG_CALLun(rv,copy)); \
+#define RvDEEPCP(rv) STMT_START { SV* tmpRef=SvRV(rv); SV* rv_copy; \
+ if (SvREFCNT(tmpRef)>1 && (rv_copy = AMG_CALLun(rv,copy))) { \
+ SvRV_set(rv, rv_copy); \
SvREFCNT_dec(tmpRef); \
} } STMT_END