diff --git a/prism_compile.c b/prism_compile.c
index 71361e9aa98ef3..e65568840113d7 100644
--- a/prism_compile.c
+++ b/prism_compile.c
@@ -3621,8 +3621,6 @@ pm_compile_call(rb_iseq_t *iseq, const pm_call_node_t *call_node, LINK_ANCHOR *c
 
     const pm_node_location_t location = PM_LOCATION_START_LOCATION(scope_node->parser, message_loc, call_node->base.node_id);
 
-    LINK_ELEMENT *opt_new_prelude = LAST_ELEMENT(ret);
-
     LABEL *else_label = NEW_LABEL(location.line);
     LABEL *end_label = NEW_LABEL(location.line);
     LABEL *retry_end_l = NEW_LABEL(location.line);
@@ -3661,6 +3659,8 @@ pm_compile_call(rb_iseq_t *iseq, const pm_call_node_t *call_node, LINK_ANCHOR *c
         add_trace_branch_coverage(iseq, ret, &code_location, node_id, 0, "then", branches);
     }
 
+    LINK_ELEMENT *opt_new_prelude = LAST_ELEMENT(ret);
+
     int flags = 0;
     struct rb_callinfo_kwarg *kw_arg = NULL;
 
diff --git a/test/ruby/test_optimization.rb b/test/ruby/test_optimization.rb
index d1cf7652475e5f..e39eafa5e50bb9 100644
--- a/test/ruby/test_optimization.rb
+++ b/test/ruby/test_optimization.rb
@@ -1216,6 +1216,11 @@ def == x
     RUBY
   end
 
+  def test_opt_new_with_safe_navigation
+    payload = nil
+    assert_nil payload&.new
+  end
+
   def test_opt_new
     pos_initialize = "
       def initialize a, b