diff --git a/src/OT/Layout/GDEF/GDEF.hh b/src/OT/Layout/GDEF/GDEF.hh
index 387f59508..feecc7892 100644
--- a/src/OT/Layout/GDEF/GDEF.hh
+++ b/src/OT/Layout/GDEF/GDEF.hh
@@ -664,7 +664,6 @@ struct GDEFVersion1_2
     out->version.minor = version.minor;
     bool subset_glyphclassdef = out->glyphClassDef.serialize_subset (c, glyphClassDef, this, nullptr, false, true);
     bool subset_attachlist = out->attachList.serialize_subset (c, attachList, this);
-    bool subset_ligcaretlist = out->ligCaretList.serialize_subset (c, ligCaretList, this);
     bool subset_markattachclassdef = out->markAttachClassDef.serialize_subset (c, markAttachClassDef, this, nullptr, false, true);
 
     bool subset_markglyphsetsdef = false;
@@ -702,6 +701,7 @@ struct GDEFVersion1_2
         subset_varstore = out->varStore.serialize_subset (c, varStore, this, c->plan->gdef_varstore_inner_maps.as_array ());
     }
 
+
     if (subset_varstore)
     {
       out->version.minor = 3;
@@ -713,6 +713,8 @@ struct GDEFVersion1_2
       c->serializer->revert (snapshot_version0);
     }
 
+    bool subset_ligcaretlist = out->ligCaretList.serialize_subset (c, ligCaretList, this);
+
     return_trace (subset_glyphclassdef || subset_attachlist ||
 		  subset_ligcaretlist || subset_markattachclassdef ||
 		  (out->version.to_int () >= 0x00010002u && subset_markglyphsetsdef) ||
diff --git a/test/subset/data/expected/gdef_partial_instance/AnekBangla-subset.default.retain-all-codepoint.wght=300.ttf b/test/subset/data/expected/gdef_partial_instance/AnekBangla-subset.default.retain-all-codepoint.wght=300.ttf
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diff --git a/test/subset/data/expected/layout.duplicate_features/AlegreyaSans-BlackItalic.default.retain-all-codepoint.ttf b/test/subset/data/expected/layout.duplicate_features/AlegreyaSans-BlackItalic.default.retain-all-codepoint.ttf
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diff --git a/test/subset/data/expected/layout.duplicate_features/AlegreyaSans-BlackItalic.glyph-names.retain-all-codepoint.ttf b/test/subset/data/expected/layout.duplicate_features/AlegreyaSans-BlackItalic.glyph-names.retain-all-codepoint.ttf
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diff --git a/test/subset/data/expected/layout.duplicate_features/AlegreyaSans-BlackItalic.notdef-outline.retain-all-codepoint.ttf b/test/subset/data/expected/layout.duplicate_features/AlegreyaSans-BlackItalic.notdef-outline.retain-all-codepoint.ttf
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diff --git a/test/subset/data/expected/layout.notonastaliqurdu/NotoNastaliqUrdu-Bold.default.retain-all-codepoint.ttf b/test/subset/data/expected/layout.notonastaliqurdu/NotoNastaliqUrdu-Bold.default.retain-all-codepoint.ttf
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diff --git a/test/subset/data/expected/layout.notonastaliqurdu/NotoNastaliqUrdu-Bold.retain-gids.retain-all-codepoint.ttf b/test/subset/data/expected/layout.notonastaliqurdu/NotoNastaliqUrdu-Bold.retain-gids.retain-all-codepoint.ttf
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diff --git a/test/subset/data/fonts/AnekBangla-subset.ttf b/test/subset/data/fonts/AnekBangla-subset.ttf
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e8228d760
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diff --git a/test/subset/data/tests/gdef_partial_instance.tests b/test/subset/data/tests/gdef_partial_instance.tests
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..caa86f834
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/subset/data/tests/gdef_partial_instance.tests
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+FONTS:
+AnekBangla-subset.ttf
+
+PROFILES:
+default.txt
+
+SUBSETS:
+*
+
+INSTANCES:
+wght=300
diff --git a/test/subset/meson.build b/test/subset/meson.build
index 3920c6beb..e4c8a1f52 100644
--- a/test/subset/meson.build
+++ b/test/subset/meson.build
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ if get_option('experimental_api')
     'update_def_wght',
     'empty_region_vardata',
     'feature_variations_partial_instance',
+    'gdef_partial_instance',
     ]
 endif