diff --git a/src/librustc_mir/interpret/eval_context.rs b/src/librustc_mir/interpret/eval_context.rs
index e6267012dc275..148442deaad7e 100644
--- a/src/librustc_mir/interpret/eval_context.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_mir/interpret/eval_context.rs
@@ -492,15 +492,14 @@ impl<'a, 'mir, 'tcx: 'mir, M: Machine<'a, 'mir, 'tcx>> EvalContext<'a, 'mir, 'tc
         let frame = self.stack.pop().expect(
             "tried to pop a stack frame, but there were none",
         );
+        // Abort early if we do not want to clean up: We also avoid validation in that case,
+        // because this is CTFE and the final value will be thoroughly validated anyway.
         match frame.return_to_block {
-            StackPopCleanup::Goto(block) => {
-                self.goto_block(block)?;
-            }
+            StackPopCleanup::Goto(_) => {},
             StackPopCleanup::None { cleanup } => {
                 if !cleanup {
-                    // Leak the locals. Also skip validation, this is only used by
-                    // static/const computation which does its own (stronger) final
-                    // validation.
+                    assert!(self.stack.is_empty(), "only the topmost frame should ever be leaked");
+                    // Leak the locals, skip validation.
                     return Ok(());
                 }
             }
@@ -509,7 +508,8 @@ impl<'a, 'mir, 'tcx: 'mir, M: Machine<'a, 'mir, 'tcx>> EvalContext<'a, 'mir, 'tc
         for local in frame.locals {
             self.deallocate_local(local)?;
         }
-        // Validate the return value.
+        // Validate the return value. Do this after deallocating so that we catch dangling
+        // references.
         if let Some(return_place) = frame.return_place {
             if M::enforce_validity(self) {
                 // Data got changed, better make sure it matches the type!
@@ -530,6 +530,13 @@ impl<'a, 'mir, 'tcx: 'mir, M: Machine<'a, 'mir, 'tcx>> EvalContext<'a, 'mir, 'tc
             // Uh, that shouldn't happen... the function did not intend to return
             return err!(Unreachable);
         }
+        // Jump to new block -- *after* validation so that the spans make more sense.
+        match frame.return_to_block {
+            StackPopCleanup::Goto(block) => {
+                self.goto_block(block)?;
+            }
+            StackPopCleanup::None { .. } => {}
+        }
 
         if self.stack.len() > 1 { // FIXME should be "> 0", printing topmost frame crashes rustc...
             debug!("CONTINUING({}) {}", self.cur_frame(), self.frame().instance);