diff --git a/libstdc++-v3/include/bits/hashtable_policy.h b/libstdc++-v3/include/bits/hashtable_policy.h
index cd8943d8d05..c67eebd3b2b 100644
--- a/libstdc++-v3/include/bits/hashtable_policy.h
+++ b/libstdc++-v3/include/bits/hashtable_policy.h
@@ -173,6 +173,19 @@ namespace __detail
 	{ return __node_gen(std::forward<_Kt>(__k)); }
     };
 
+  template<typename _HashtableAlloc, typename _NodePtr>
+    struct _NodePtrGuard
+    {
+      _HashtableAlloc& _M_h;
+      _NodePtr _M_ptr;
+
+      ~_NodePtrGuard()
+      {
+	if (_M_ptr)
+	  _M_h._M_deallocate_node_ptr(_M_ptr);
+      }
+    };
+
   template<typename _NodeAlloc>
     struct _Hashtable_alloc;
 
@@ -201,27 +214,20 @@ namespace __detail
 	__node_ptr
 	operator()(_Args&&... __args) const
 	{
-	  if (_M_nodes)
-	    {
+	  if (!_M_nodes)
+	    return _M_h._M_allocate_node(std::forward<_Args>(__args)...);
+
 	  __node_ptr __node = _M_nodes;
 	  _M_nodes = _M_nodes->_M_next();
 	  __node->_M_nxt = nullptr;
 	  auto& __a = _M_h._M_node_allocator();
 	  __node_alloc_traits::destroy(__a, __node->_M_valptr());
-	      __try
-		{
+	  _NodePtrGuard<__hashtable_alloc, __node_ptr> __guard { _M_h, __node };
 	  __node_alloc_traits::construct(__a, __node->_M_valptr(),
 					 std::forward<_Args>(__args)...);
-		}
-	      __catch(...)
-		{
-		  _M_h._M_deallocate_node_ptr(__node);
-		  __throw_exception_again;
-		}
+	  __guard._M_ptr = nullptr;
 	  return __node;
 	}
-	  return _M_h._M_allocate_node(std::forward<_Args>(__args)...);
-	}
 
     private:
       mutable __node_ptr _M_nodes;