diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/fbx/fbxRLight.cpp b/src/osgPlugins/fbx/fbxRLight.cpp
index ce01fd2e0..24272a6a0 100644
--- a/src/osgPlugins/fbx/fbxRLight.cpp
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/fbx/fbxRLight.cpp
@@ -20,11 +20,11 @@ osgDB::ReaderWriter::ReadResult OsgFbxReader::readFbxLight(FbxNode* pNode, int&
     }
 
     osg::Light* osgLight = new osg::Light;
-    osg::LightSource* osgLightSource = new osg::LightSource;
-
-    osgLightSource->setLight(osgLight);
     osgLight->setLightNum(nLightCount++);
 
+    osg::LightSource* osgLightSource = new osg::LightSource;
+    osgLightSource->setLight(osgLight);
+
     FbxLight::EType fbxLightType = fbxLight->LightType.IsValid() ?
         fbxLight->LightType.Get() : FbxLight::ePoint;