diff --git a/contrib/src/xrc/xh_notbk.cpp b/contrib/src/xrc/xh_notbk.cpp
index 3c427b6365..b8b459cc82 100644
--- a/contrib/src/xrc/xh_notbk.cpp
+++ b/contrib/src/xrc/xh_notbk.cpp
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@ wxObject *wxNotebookXmlHandler::DoCreateResource()
         {
             bool old_ins = m_isInside;
             m_isInside = FALSE;
-            m_isInside = old_ins;
             wxObject *item = CreateResFromNode(n, m_notebook, NULL);
+            m_isInside = old_ins;
             wxWindow *wnd = wxDynamicCast(item, wxWindow);
 
             if (wnd)
diff --git a/src/xrc/xh_notbk.cpp b/src/xrc/xh_notbk.cpp
index 3c427b6365..b8b459cc82 100644
--- a/src/xrc/xh_notbk.cpp
+++ b/src/xrc/xh_notbk.cpp
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@ wxObject *wxNotebookXmlHandler::DoCreateResource()
         {
             bool old_ins = m_isInside;
             m_isInside = FALSE;
-            m_isInside = old_ins;
             wxObject *item = CreateResFromNode(n, m_notebook, NULL);
+            m_isInside = old_ins;
             wxWindow *wnd = wxDynamicCast(item, wxWindow);
 
             if (wnd)