diff --git a/src/core/vdom/patch.js b/src/core/vdom/patch.js
index 25d418ce10c..fff718f032a 100644
--- a/src/core/vdom/patch.js
+++ b/src/core/vdom/patch.js
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ export function createPatchFunction (backend) {
           if (sameVnode(elmToMove, newStartVnode)) {
             patchVnode(elmToMove, newStartVnode, insertedVnodeQueue)
             oldCh[idxInOld] = undefined
-            canMove && nodeOps.insertBefore(parentElm, newStartVnode.elm, oldStartVnode.elm)
+            canMove && nodeOps.insertBefore(parentElm, elmToMove.elm, oldStartVnode.elm)
             newStartVnode = newCh[++newStartIdx]
           } else {
             // same key but different element. treat as new element