diff --git a/src/arm/code-stubs-arm.cc b/src/arm/code-stubs-arm.cc
index 3e637416da..1db415292a 100644
--- a/src/arm/code-stubs-arm.cc
+++ b/src/arm/code-stubs-arm.cc
@@ -3534,11 +3534,18 @@ void CEntryStub::GenerateCore(MacroAssembler* masm,
   // Special handling of out of memory exceptions.
   JumpIfOOM(masm, r0, ip, throw_out_of_memory_exception);
 
-  // Retrieve the pending exception and clear the variable.
-  __ mov(r3, Operand(isolate->factory()->the_hole_value()));
+  // Retrieve the pending exception.
   __ mov(ip, Operand(ExternalReference(Isolate::kPendingExceptionAddress,
                                        isolate)));
   __ ldr(r0, MemOperand(ip));
+
+  // See if we just retrieved an OOM exception.
+  JumpIfOOM(masm, r0, ip, throw_out_of_memory_exception);
+
+  // Clear the pending exception.
+  __ mov(r3, Operand(isolate->factory()->the_hole_value()));
+  __ mov(ip, Operand(ExternalReference(Isolate::kPendingExceptionAddress,
+                                       isolate)));
   __ str(r3, MemOperand(ip));
 
   // Special handling of termination exceptions which are uncatchable
diff --git a/src/ia32/code-stubs-ia32.cc b/src/ia32/code-stubs-ia32.cc
index 8d28c9c3ec..05dceb7e28 100644
--- a/src/ia32/code-stubs-ia32.cc
+++ b/src/ia32/code-stubs-ia32.cc
@@ -5065,8 +5065,13 @@ void CEntryStub::GenerateCore(MacroAssembler* masm,
   // Special handling of out of memory exceptions.
   JumpIfOOM(masm, eax, ecx, throw_out_of_memory_exception);
 
-  // Retrieve the pending exception and clear the variable.
+  // Retrieve the pending exception.
   __ mov(eax, Operand::StaticVariable(pending_exception_address));
+
+  // See if we just retrieved an OOM exception.
+  JumpIfOOM(masm, eax, ecx, throw_out_of_memory_exception);
+
+  // Clear the pending exception.
   __ mov(edx, Immediate(masm->isolate()->factory()->the_hole_value()));
   __ mov(Operand::StaticVariable(pending_exception_address), edx);
 
diff --git a/src/x64/code-stubs-x64.cc b/src/x64/code-stubs-x64.cc
index b43d583028..349adc512e 100644
--- a/src/x64/code-stubs-x64.cc
+++ b/src/x64/code-stubs-x64.cc
@@ -4152,12 +4152,19 @@ void CEntryStub::GenerateCore(MacroAssembler* masm,
   // Special handling of out of memory exceptions.
   JumpIfOOM(masm, rax, kScratchRegister, throw_out_of_memory_exception);
 
-  // Retrieve the pending exception and clear the variable.
+  // Retrieve the pending exception.
   ExternalReference pending_exception_address(
       Isolate::kPendingExceptionAddress, masm->isolate());
   Operand pending_exception_operand =
       masm->ExternalOperand(pending_exception_address);
   __ movq(rax, pending_exception_operand);
+
+  // See if we just retrieved an OOM exception.
+  JumpIfOOM(masm, rax, kScratchRegister, throw_out_of_memory_exception);
+
+  // Clear the pending exception.
+  pending_exception_operand =
+      masm->ExternalOperand(pending_exception_address);
   __ LoadRoot(rdx, Heap::kTheHoleValueRootIndex);
   __ movq(pending_exception_operand, rdx);