diff --git a/mxml.c b/mxml.c
index 30422ff..a91a525 100755
--- a/mxml.c
+++ b/mxml.c
@@ -565,14 +565,6 @@ PMXML_NODE mxml_add_special_node_at(PMXML_NODE parent, int node_type, const char
       pchild = parent->child;
       parent->child = (PMXML_NODE)realloc(parent->child, sizeof(MXML_NODE)*(parent->n_children+1));
 
-      if (parent->child != pchild) {
-         /* correct parent pointer for children */
-         for (i=0 ; i<parent->n_children ; i++) {
-            pchild = parent->child+i;
-            for (j=0 ; j<pchild->n_children ; j++)
-               pchild->child[j].parent = pchild;
-         }
-      }
    }
    assert(parent->child);
 
@@ -581,6 +573,13 @@ PMXML_NODE mxml_add_special_node_at(PMXML_NODE parent, int node_type, const char
       for (i=parent->n_children ; i > index ; i--)
          memcpy(&parent->child[i], &parent->child[i-1], sizeof(MXML_NODE));
 
+   /* correct parent pointer for children */
+   for (i=0 ; i<parent->n_children ; i++) {
+      pchild = parent->child+i;
+      for (j=0 ; j<pchild->n_children ; j++)
+         pchild->child[j].parent = pchild;
+   }
+
    /* initialize new node */
    pnode = &parent->child[index];
    memset(pnode, 0, sizeof(MXML_NODE));