--- ./regcomp.c.orig	2011-05-16 11:56:49.000000000 +0000
+++ ./regcomp.c	2011-05-16 11:57:14.000000000 +0000
@@ -11929,8 +11929,23 @@ Perl_save_re_context(pTHX)
 
 		if (gvp) {
 		    GV * const gv = *gvp;
-		    if (SvTYPE(gv) == SVt_PVGV && GvSV(gv))
-			save_scalar(gv);
+		    if (SvTYPE(gv) == SVt_PVGV && GvSV(gv)) {
+			/* this is a copy of save_scalar() without the GETMAGIC call, RT#76538 */
+			SV ** const sptr = &GvSVn(gv);
+			SV * osv = *sptr;
+			SV * nsv = newSV(0);
+			save_pushptrptr(SvREFCNT_inc_simple(gv), SvREFCNT_inc(osv), SAVEt_SV);
+			if (SvTYPE(osv) >= SVt_PVMG && SvMAGIC(osv) && SvTYPE(osv) != SVt_PVGV) {
+			    if (SvGMAGICAL(osv)) {
+				const bool oldtainted = PL_tainted;
+				SvFLAGS(osv) |= (SvFLAGS(osv) &
+				    (SVp_IOK|SVp_NOK|SVp_POK)) >> PRIVSHIFT;
+				PL_tainted = oldtainted;
+			    }
+			    mg_localize(osv, nsv, 1);
+			}
+			*sptr = nsv;
+		    }
 		}
 	    }
 	}