diff --git a/typo3/sysext/core/Classes/DataHandling/DataHandler.php b/typo3/sysext/core/Classes/DataHandling/DataHandler.php
index e5cff4a827c8..298cab720435 100644
--- a/typo3/sysext/core/Classes/DataHandling/DataHandler.php
+++ b/typo3/sysext/core/Classes/DataHandling/DataHandler.php
@@ -4640,10 +4640,10 @@ public function moveRecord_raw($table, $uid, $destPid)
             // Save the position to which the original record is requested to be moved
             $originalRecordDestinationPid = $destPid;
             $sortInfo = $this->getSortNumber($table, $uid, $destPid);
-            // Setting the destPid to the new pid of the record.
-            $destPid = $sortInfo['pid'];
             // If not an array, there was an error (which is already logged)
             if (is_array($sortInfo)) {
+                // Setting the destPid to the new pid of the record.
+                $destPid = $sortInfo['pid'];
                 if ($table !== 'pages' || $this->destNotInsideSelf($destPid, $uid)) {
                     // clear cache before moving
                     $this->registerRecordIdForPageCacheClearing($table, $uid);