diff --git a/src/vim9execute.c b/src/vim9execute.c
index e329559..44cdb09 100644
--- a/src/vim9execute.c
+++ b/src/vim9execute.c
@@ -4123,8 +4123,22 @@
 				      + iptr->isn_arg.outer.outer_idx;
 		    if (iptr->isn_type == ISN_LOADOUTER)
 		    {
+			typval_T *copy;
 			if (GA_GROW_FAILS(&ectx->ec_stack, 1))
 			    goto theend;
+			// careful: ga_grow_inner may re-alloc the stack
+			if (depth < 0)
+			    copy = ((typval_T *)outer->out_loop[-depth - 1]
+								   .stack->ga_data)
+					      + outer->out_loop[-depth - 1].var_idx
+					      + iptr->isn_arg.outer.outer_idx;
+			else
+			    copy = ((typval_T *)outer->out_stack->ga_data)
+					  + outer->out_frame_idx + STACK_FRAME_SIZE
+					  + iptr->isn_arg.outer.outer_idx;
+			// memory was freed, get tv again
+			if (copy != tv)
+			    tv = copy;
 			copy_tv(tv, STACK_TV_BOT(0));
 			++ectx->ec_stack.ga_len;
 		    }