Index: generic/nsf.c
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diff -u -N -rc9fc52e5a7ef55ae2b034c0ab2a5269188599fa7 -r47f0460e35a1637a02fe715f8c95598d19b4753c
--- generic/nsf.c	(.../nsf.c)	(revision c9fc52e5a7ef55ae2b034c0ab2a5269188599fa7)
+++ generic/nsf.c	(.../nsf.c)	(revision 47f0460e35a1637a02fe715f8c95598d19b4753c)
@@ -14157,7 +14157,7 @@
 
       if (actualSelf != lastSelf) {
         const char *path;
-        Tcl_Obj *pathObj;
+        Tcl_Obj *pathObj = NULL;
 
         if (withinEnsemble) {
           pathObj = NsfMethodNamePath(interp, framePtr0, methodName);
@@ -14171,7 +14171,7 @@
                ClassName(actualClass) : ObjectName(actualSelf), path, subMethodName);
 
         subMethodCmd = NULL;
-        if (withinEnsemble) {
+        if (pathObj != NULL) {
           DECR_REF_COUNT(pathObj);
         }
       }