diff --git a/gc.c b/gc.c
index 46d2516fa5..919d57989a 100644
--- a/gc.c
+++ b/gc.c
@@ -9281,10 +9281,23 @@ rb_gc_register_address(VALUE *addr)
     rb_objspace_t *objspace = &rb_objspace;
     struct gc_list *tmp;
 
+    VALUE obj = *addr;
+
     tmp = ALLOC(struct gc_list);
     tmp->next = global_list;
     tmp->varptr = addr;
     global_list = tmp;
+
+    /*
+     * Because some C extensions have assignment-then-register bugs,
+     * we guard `obj` here so that it would not get swept defensively.
+     */
+    RB_GC_GUARD(obj);
+    if (0 && !SPECIAL_CONST_P(obj)) {
+	rb_warn("Object is assigned to registering address already: %"PRIsVALUE,
+		rb_obj_class(obj));
+	rb_print_backtrace();
+    }
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/include/ruby/internal/gc.h b/include/ruby/internal/gc.h
index 66fc14e511..054e4b0f9c 100644
--- a/include/ruby/internal/gc.h
+++ b/include/ruby/internal/gc.h
@@ -26,10 +26,15 @@
 RBIMPL_SYMBOL_EXPORT_BEGIN()
 
 /**
- * Inform the garbage collector that `valptr` points to a live Ruby object that
- * should not be moved. Note that extensions should use this API on global
- * constants instead of assuming constants defined in Ruby are always alive.
- * Ruby code can remove global constants.
+ * Inform the garbage  collector that the global or static  variable pointed by
+ * `valptr` stores  a live  Ruby object  that should not  be moved.   Note that
+ * extensions  should use  this API  on  global constants  instead of  assuming
+ * constants defined  in Ruby are  always alive.   Ruby code can  remove global
+ * constants.
+ *
+ * Because this  registration itself has  a possibility  to trigger a  GC, this
+ * function  must be  called  before any  GC-able objects  is  assigned to  the
+ * address pointed by `valptr`.
  */
 void rb_gc_register_address(VALUE *valptr);
 
diff --git a/io.c b/io.c
index e4be073267..99ec59da29 100644
--- a/io.c
+++ b/io.c
@@ -15547,13 +15547,12 @@ Init_IO(void)
     rb_gvar_ractor_local("$>");
     rb_gvar_ractor_local("$stderr");
 
-    rb_stdin  = rb_io_prep_stdin();
-    rb_stdout = rb_io_prep_stdout();
-    rb_stderr = rb_io_prep_stderr();
-
     rb_global_variable(&rb_stdin);
+    rb_stdin  = rb_io_prep_stdin();
     rb_global_variable(&rb_stdout);
+    rb_stdout = rb_io_prep_stdout();
     rb_global_variable(&rb_stderr);
+    rb_stderr = rb_io_prep_stderr();
 
     orig_stdout = rb_stdout;
     orig_stderr = rb_stderr;
diff --git a/ruby.c b/ruby.c
index 920a2490d2..09c81db86c 100644
--- a/ruby.c
+++ b/ruby.c
@@ -647,8 +647,8 @@ ruby_init_loadpath(void)
 #   endif
     rb_obj_hide(selfpath);
     OBJ_FREEZE_RAW(selfpath);
-    rb_libruby_selfpath = selfpath;
     rb_gc_register_address(&rb_libruby_selfpath);
+    rb_libruby_selfpath = selfpath;
 # endif
 #endif
 
diff --git a/spec/ruby/optional/capi/ext/gc_spec.c b/spec/ruby/optional/capi/ext/gc_spec.c
index 082e4af59c..b323c2456d 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/optional/capi/ext/gc_spec.c
+++ b/spec/ruby/optional/capi/ext/gc_spec.c
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ static VALUE get_registered_before_rb_global_variable(VALUE self) {
 }
 
 static VALUE gc_spec_rb_gc_register_address(VALUE self) {
-  rb_gc_register_address_outside_init = rb_str_new_cstr("rb_gc_register_address() outside Init_");
   rb_gc_register_address(&rb_gc_register_address_outside_init);
+  rb_gc_register_address_outside_init = rb_str_new_cstr("rb_gc_register_address() outside Init_");
   return rb_gc_register_address_outside_init;
 }
 
@@ -67,14 +67,14 @@ static VALUE gc_spec_rb_gc_register_mark_object(VALUE self, VALUE obj) {
 
 void Init_gc_spec(void) {
   VALUE cls = rb_define_class("CApiGCSpecs", rb_cObject);
-  registered_tagged_value    = INT2NUM(10);
-  registered_reference_value = rb_str_new2("Globally registered data");
 
   rb_gc_register_address(&registered_tagged_value);
   rb_gc_register_address(&registered_reference_value);
   rb_gc_register_address(&registered_before_rb_gc_register_address);
   rb_global_variable(&registered_before_rb_global_variable);
 
+  registered_tagged_value    = INT2NUM(10);
+  registered_reference_value = rb_str_new2("Globally registered data");
   registered_before_rb_gc_register_address = rb_str_new_cstr("registered before rb_gc_register_address()");
   registered_before_rb_global_variable = rb_str_new_cstr("registered before rb_global_variable()");
 
diff --git a/version.h b/version.h
index 832cf2b4a5..057246acaa 100644
--- a/version.h
+++ b/version.h
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 # define RUBY_VERSION_MINOR RUBY_API_VERSION_MINOR
 #define RUBY_VERSION_TEENY 7
 #define RUBY_RELEASE_DATE RUBY_RELEASE_YEAR_STR"-"RUBY_RELEASE_MONTH_STR"-"RUBY_RELEASE_DAY_STR
-#define RUBY_PATCHLEVEL 258
+#define RUBY_PATCHLEVEL 259
 
 #include "ruby/version.h"
 #include "ruby/internal/abi.h"