diff --git a/src/librustc_driver/test.rs b/src/librustc_driver/test.rs
index cd28a27f988..67b15ce8a87 100644
--- a/src/librustc_driver/test.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_driver/test.rs
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ fn test_env<F>(source_string: &str,
                     .expect("phase 2 aborted");
 
     let mut forest = ast_map::Forest::new(krate);
+    let arenas = ty::CtxtArenas::new();
     let ast_map = driver::assign_node_ids_and_map(&sess, &mut forest);
     let krate = ast_map.krate();
 
@@ -125,7 +126,6 @@ fn test_env<F>(source_string: &str,
     let named_region_map = resolve_lifetime::krate(&sess, krate, &def_map);
     let region_map = region::resolve_crate(&sess, krate);
     let stability_index = stability::Index::build(krate);
-    let arenas = ty::CtxtArenas::new();
     let tcx = ty::mk_ctxt(sess,
                           &arenas,
                           def_map,