diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/node.cc b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/node.cc
index eb203d23e77..150ee556b7e 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/node.cc
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/node.cc
@@ -3752,6 +3752,17 @@ void node_socket_move_default_value(Main & /*bmain*/,
     }
   }
 
+  /* Special handling for strings because the generic code below can't handle them. */
+  if (src.type == SOCK_STRING && dst.type == SOCK_STRING &&
+      dst_node.is_type("FunctionNodeInputString"))
+  {
+    auto *src_value = static_cast<bNodeSocketValueString *>(src.default_value);
+    auto *dst_storage = static_cast<NodeInputString *>(dst_node.storage);
+    MEM_SAFE_FREE(dst_storage->string);
+    dst_storage->string = BLI_strdup_null(src_value->value);
+    return;
+  }
+
   void *src_value = socket_value_storage(src);
   if (!src_value) {
     return;
@@ -3768,17 +3779,6 @@ void node_socket_move_default_value(Main & /*bmain*/,
     return;
   }
 
-  /* Special handling for strings because the generic code below can't handle them. */
-  if (src.type == SOCK_STRING && dst.type == SOCK_STRING &&
-      dst_node.is_type("FunctionNodeInputString"))
-  {
-    auto *src_value = static_cast<bNodeSocketValueString *>(src.default_value);
-    auto *dst_storage = static_cast<NodeInputString *>(dst_node.storage);
-    MEM_SAFE_FREE(dst_storage->string);
-    dst_storage->string = BLI_strdup_null(src_value->value);
-    return;
-  }
-
   void *dst_value = node_static_value_storage_for(dst_node, dst);
   if (!dst_value) {
     return;