diff --git a/zsh-syntax-highlighting.zsh b/zsh-syntax-highlighting.zsh
index e418187..ef62139 100644
--- a/zsh-syntax-highlighting.zsh
+++ b/zsh-syntax-highlighting.zsh
@@ -42,11 +42,11 @@ typeset -ga ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_HIGHLIGHTERS
 # This function is supposed to be called whenever the ZLE state changes.
 _zsh_highlight()
 {
-  setopt localoptions nowarncreateglobal
-
   # Store the previous command return code to restore it whatever happens.
   local ret=$?
 
+  setopt localoptions nowarncreateglobal
+
   # Do not highlight if there are more than 300 chars in the buffer. It's most
   # likely a pasted command or a huge list of files in that case..
   [[ -n ${ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_MAXLENGTH:-} ]] && [[ $#BUFFER -gt $ZSH_HIGHLIGHT_MAXLENGTH ]] && return $ret