diff --git a/source/blender/editors/space_outliner/outliner_tools.cc b/source/blender/editors/space_outliner/outliner_tools.cc
index d8d9718ccd6..f409266998b 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/space_outliner/outliner_tools.cc
+++ b/source/blender/editors/space_outliner/outliner_tools.cc
@@ -2191,8 +2191,6 @@ static Base *outliner_batch_delete_hierarchy(
     }
   }
 
-  base_next = base->next;
-
   if (object->id.tag & LIB_TAG_INDIRECT) {
     BKE_reportf(reports,
                 RPT_WARNING,
@@ -2211,6 +2209,8 @@ static Base *outliner_batch_delete_hierarchy(
     return base_next;
   }
 
+  base_next = base->next;
+
   DEG_id_tag_update_ex(bmain, &object->id, ID_RECALC_BASE_FLAGS);
   BKE_scene_collections_object_remove(bmain, scene, object, false);