diff --git a/src/osgUtil/Simplifier.cpp b/src/osgUtil/Simplifier.cpp
index 8e883ef99..cb3f2ad61 100644
--- a/src/osgUtil/Simplifier.cpp
+++ b/src/osgUtil/Simplifier.cpp
@@ -86,9 +86,6 @@ public:
 
     Point* computeInterpolatedPoint(Edge* edge,float r) const
     {
-        Point* point = new Point;
-        float r1 = 1.0f-r;
-        float r2 = r;
         Point* p1 = edge->_p1.get();
         Point* p2 = edge->_p2.get();
 
@@ -98,6 +95,10 @@ public:
             return 0;
         }
 
+        Point* point = new Point;
+        float r1 = 1.0f-r;
+        float r2 = r;
+
         point->_vertex = p1->_vertex * r1 + p2->_vertex * r2;
         unsigned int s = osg::minimum(p1->_attributes.size(),p2->_attributes.size());
         for(unsigned int i=0;i<s;++i)
@@ -1753,7 +1754,7 @@ void Simplifier::simplify(osg::Geometry& geometry, const IndexList& protectedPoi
 
     unsigned int numOriginalPrimitives = ec._triangleSet.size();
 
-    
+
     if (downSample)
     {
         while (!ec._edgeSet.empty() &&