--- align.el.~1.35.~	2009-03-28 09:41:43.000000000 +1100
+++ align.el	2010-05-16 19:03:40.000000000 +1000
@@ -1502,10 +1502,10 @@
 				   (align-new-section-p last-point b
 							thissep))
 			      (progn
+				(setq last-point (copy-marker b t))
 				(align-regions regions align-props
 					       rule func)
-				(setq last-point (copy-marker b t)
-				      regions nil
+				(setq regions nil
 				      align-props nil))
 			    (setq last-point (copy-marker b t)))