diff --git a/parserInternals.c b/parserInternals.c
index 789bc93e..4d3dc7f1 100644
--- a/parserInternals.c
+++ b/parserInternals.c
@@ -223,14 +223,14 @@ xmlCtxtVErr(xmlParserCtxtPtr ctxt, xmlNodePtr node, xmlErrorDomain domain,
     int col = 0;
     int res;
 
-    if (PARSER_STOPPED(ctxt))
-	return;
-
     if (code == XML_ERR_NO_MEMORY) {
         xmlCtxtErrMemory(ctxt);
         return;
     }
 
+    if (PARSER_STOPPED(ctxt))
+	return;
+
     if (level == XML_ERR_WARNING) {
         if (ctxt->nbWarnings >= XML_MAX_ERRORS)
             return;