diff --git a/task.go b/task.go
index d0f82a2d..0b24da07 100644
--- a/task.go
+++ b/task.go
@@ -324,8 +324,13 @@ func (e *Executor) runDeferred(t *ast.Task, call *ast.Call, i int, deferredExitC
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
 	defer cancel()
 
+	origTask, err := e.GetTask(call)
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+
 	cmd := t.Cmds[i]
-	vars, _ := e.Compiler.FastGetVariables(t, call)
+	vars, _ := e.Compiler.FastGetVariables(origTask, call)
 	cache := &templater.Cache{Vars: vars}
 	extra := map[string]any{}
 
diff --git a/task_test.go b/task_test.go
index 33c3a309..c78cb384 100644
--- a/task_test.go
+++ b/task_test.go
@@ -1788,7 +1788,7 @@ func TestExitCodeZero(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, e.Setup())
 
 	require.NoError(t, e.Run(context.Background(), &ast.Call{Task: "exit-zero"}))
-	assert.Equal(t, "EXIT_CODE=", strings.TrimSpace(buff.String()))
+	assert.Equal(t, "FOO=bar - EXIT_CODE=", strings.TrimSpace(buff.String()))
 }
 
 func TestExitCodeOne(t *testing.T) {
@@ -1802,7 +1802,7 @@ func TestExitCodeOne(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, e.Setup())
 
 	require.Error(t, e.Run(context.Background(), &ast.Call{Task: "exit-one"}))
-	assert.Equal(t, "EXIT_CODE=1", strings.TrimSpace(buff.String()))
+	assert.Equal(t, "FOO=bar - EXIT_CODE=1", strings.TrimSpace(buff.String()))
 }
 
 func TestIgnoreNilElements(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/testdata/exit_code/Taskfile.yml b/testdata/exit_code/Taskfile.yml
index ce4568d0..e78bd2cd 100644
--- a/testdata/exit_code/Taskfile.yml
+++ b/testdata/exit_code/Taskfile.yml
@@ -7,11 +7,15 @@ vars:
 
 tasks:
   exit-zero:
+    vars:
+      FOO: bar
     cmds:
-      - defer: echo {{.PREFIX}}{{.EXIT_CODE}}
+      - defer: echo FOO={{.FOO}} - {{.PREFIX}}{{.EXIT_CODE}}
       - exit 0
 
   exit-one:
+    vars:
+      FOO: bar
     cmds:
-      - defer: echo {{.PREFIX}}{{.EXIT_CODE}}
+      - defer: echo FOO={{.FOO}} - {{.PREFIX}}{{.EXIT_CODE}}
       - exit 1