diff --git a/doc/fixes3-7-0.txt b/doc/fixes3-7-0.txt
index 7a88b4446..131620155 100644
--- a/doc/fixes3-7-0.txt
+++ b/doc/fixes3-7-0.txt
@@ -1016,6 +1016,7 @@ monsters which cannot move due to boulders or walls try to escape
 intelligent monsters see and remember when others trigger traps
 random figurines are of harder monsters
 monsters can blind you with a camera
+lit candles generated by wishing could have wrong light radius
 
 
 Fixes to 3.7.0-x Problems that Were Exposed Via git Repository
diff --git a/src/objnam.c b/src/objnam.c
index fba567353..08406c627 100644
--- a/src/objnam.c
+++ b/src/objnam.c
@@ -4590,14 +4590,6 @@ readobjnam(char *bp, struct obj *no_wish)
     d.otmp = d.typ ? mksobj(d.typ, TRUE, FALSE) : mkobj(d.oclass, FALSE);
     d.typ = d.otmp->otyp, d.oclass = d.otmp->oclass; /* what we actually got */
 
-    if (d.islit && (d.typ == OIL_LAMP || d.typ == MAGIC_LAMP
-                    || d.typ == BRASS_LANTERN
-                    || Is_candle(d.otmp) || d.typ == POT_OIL)) {
-        place_object(d.otmp, u.ux, u.uy); /* make it viable light source */
-        begin_burn(d.otmp, FALSE);
-        obj_extract_self(d.otmp); /* now release it for caller's use */
-    }
-
     /* if player specified a reasonable count, maybe honor it;
        quantity for gold is handled elsewhere and d.cnt is 0 for it here */
     if (d.otmp->globby) {
@@ -4644,6 +4636,14 @@ readobjnam(char *bp, struct obj *no_wish)
             d.otmp->quan = (long) d.cnt;
     }
 
+    if (d.islit && (d.typ == OIL_LAMP || d.typ == MAGIC_LAMP
+                    || d.typ == BRASS_LANTERN
+                    || Is_candle(d.otmp) || d.typ == POT_OIL)) {
+        place_object(d.otmp, u.ux, u.uy); /* make it viable light source */
+        begin_burn(d.otmp, FALSE);
+        obj_extract_self(d.otmp); /* now release it for caller's use */
+    }
+
     if (d.spesgn == 0) {
         /* spe not specifed; retain the randomly assigned value */
         d.spe = d.otmp->spe;