diff --git a/libraries/vendor/joomla/registry/src/Registry.php b/libraries/vendor/joomla/registry/src/Registry.php
index c2b6ec68692ec..c5aeec7732a83 100644
--- a/libraries/vendor/joomla/registry/src/Registry.php
+++ b/libraries/vendor/joomla/registry/src/Registry.php
@@ -508,11 +508,13 @@ public function set($path, $value, $separator = null)
 		switch (true)
 		{
 			case (is_object($node)):
-				$result = $node->{$nodes[$i]} = $value;
+				$result = $node->{$nodes[$i]};
+				$node->{$nodes[$i]} = $value;
 				break;
 
 			case (is_array($node)):
-				$result = $node[$nodes[$i]] = $value;
+				$result = $node[$nodes[$i]];
+				$node->{$nodes[$i]} = $value;
 				break;
 
 			default: