diff --git a/src/librustc/middle/trans/base.rs b/src/librustc/middle/trans/base.rs
index ffc54bbed35..53f2729c38e 100644
--- a/src/librustc/middle/trans/base.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/middle/trans/base.rs
@@ -1317,26 +1317,38 @@ pub fn cleanup_and_leave(bcx: block,
 
         match cur.kind {
             block_scope(inf) if !inf.empty_cleanups() => {
-                let (sub_cx, inf_cleanups) = {
+                let (sub_cx, dest, inf_cleanups) = {
                     let inf = &mut *inf; // FIXME(#5074) workaround stage0
+                    let mut skip = 0;
+                    let mut dest = None;
                     {
-                        let r = vec::find((*inf).cleanup_paths, |cp| cp.target == leave);
+                        let r = vec::rfind((*inf).cleanup_paths, |cp| cp.target == leave);
                         for r.iter().advance |cp| {
-                            Br(bcx, cp.dest);
-                            return;
+                            if cp.size == inf.cleanups.len() {
+                                Br(bcx, cp.dest);
+                                return;
+                            }
+
+                            skip = cp.size;
+                            dest = Some(cp.dest);
                         }
                     }
                     let sub_cx = sub_block(bcx, "cleanup");
                     Br(bcx, sub_cx.llbb);
                     inf.cleanup_paths.push(cleanup_path {
                         target: leave,
+                        size: inf.cleanups.len(),
                         dest: sub_cx.llbb
                     });
-                    (sub_cx, copy inf.cleanups)
+                    (sub_cx, dest, inf.cleanups.tailn(skip).to_owned())
                 };
                 bcx = trans_block_cleanups_(sub_cx,
                                             inf_cleanups,
                                             is_lpad);
+                for dest.iter().advance |&dest| {
+                    Br(bcx, dest);
+                    return;
+                }
             }
             _ => ()
         }
diff --git a/src/librustc/middle/trans/common.rs b/src/librustc/middle/trans/common.rs
index f5919ca2586..ff98e5a177f 100644
--- a/src/librustc/middle/trans/common.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/middle/trans/common.rs
@@ -325,11 +325,17 @@ pub enum cleanup {
 // target: none means the path ends in an resume instruction
 pub struct cleanup_path {
     target: Option<BasicBlockRef>,
+    size: uint,
     dest: BasicBlockRef
 }
 
-pub fn scope_clean_changed(scope_info: &mut scope_info) {
-    if scope_info.cleanup_paths.len() > 0u { scope_info.cleanup_paths = ~[]; }
+pub fn shrink_scope_clean(scope_info: &mut scope_info, size: uint) {
+    scope_info.landing_pad = None;
+    scope_info.cleanup_paths = scope_info.cleanup_paths.iter()
+            .take_while(|&cu| cu.size <= size).transform(|&x|x).collect();
+}
+
+pub fn grow_scope_clean(scope_info: &mut scope_info) {
     scope_info.landing_pad = None;
 }
 
@@ -374,7 +380,7 @@ pub fn add_clean(bcx: block, val: ValueRef, t: ty::t) {
         scope_info.cleanups.push(
             clean(|a| glue::drop_ty_root(a, root, rooted, t),
                   cleanup_type));
-        scope_clean_changed(scope_info);
+        grow_scope_clean(scope_info);
     }
 }
 
@@ -388,7 +394,7 @@ pub fn add_clean_temp_immediate(cx: block, val: ValueRef, ty: ty::t) {
         scope_info.cleanups.push(
             clean_temp(val, |a| glue::drop_ty_immediate(a, val, ty),
                        cleanup_type));
-        scope_clean_changed(scope_info);
+        grow_scope_clean(scope_info);
     }
 }
 pub fn add_clean_temp_mem(bcx: block, val: ValueRef, t: ty::t) {
@@ -402,7 +408,7 @@ pub fn add_clean_temp_mem(bcx: block, val: ValueRef, t: ty::t) {
         scope_info.cleanups.push(
             clean_temp(val, |a| glue::drop_ty_root(a, root, rooted, t),
                        cleanup_type));
-        scope_clean_changed(scope_info);
+        grow_scope_clean(scope_info);
     }
 }
 pub fn add_clean_return_to_mut(bcx: block,
@@ -434,7 +440,7 @@ pub fn add_clean_return_to_mut(bcx: block,
                                                  filename_val,
                                                  line_val),
                 normal_exit_only));
-        scope_clean_changed(scope_info);
+        grow_scope_clean(scope_info);
     }
 }
 pub fn add_clean_free(cx: block, ptr: ValueRef, heap: heap) {
@@ -451,7 +457,7 @@ pub fn add_clean_free(cx: block, ptr: ValueRef, heap: heap) {
     do in_scope_cx(cx) |scope_info| {
         scope_info.cleanups.push(clean_temp(ptr, free_fn,
                                       normal_exit_and_unwind));
-        scope_clean_changed(scope_info);
+        grow_scope_clean(scope_info);
     }
 }
 
@@ -474,7 +480,7 @@ pub fn revoke_clean(cx: block, val: ValueRef) {
                             vec::slice(scope_info.cleanups,
                                       *i + 1u,
                                       scope_info.cleanups.len()));
-            scope_clean_changed(scope_info);
+            shrink_scope_clean(scope_info, *i);
         }
     }
 }