1 files changed, 18 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/Objects/object.c b/Objects/object.c
index eff3a986212..6a581a19604 100644
--- a/Objects/object.c
+++ b/Objects/object.c
@@ -2084,9 +2084,25 @@ _dir_locals(void)
     PyObject *names;
     PyObject *locals;
 
-    locals = _PyEval_GetFrameLocals();
-    if (locals == NULL)
+    if (_PyEval_GetFrame() != NULL) {
+        locals = _PyEval_GetFrameLocals();
+    }
+    else {
+        PyThreadState *tstate = _PyThreadState_GET();
+        locals = _PyEval_GetGlobalsFromRunningMain(tstate);
+        if (locals == NULL) {
+            if (!_PyErr_Occurred(tstate)) {
+                locals = _PyEval_GetFrameLocals();
+                assert(_PyErr_Occurred(tstate));
+            }
+        }
+        else {
+            Py_INCREF(locals);
+        }
+    }
+    if (locals == NULL) {
         return NULL;
+    }
 
     names = PyMapping_Keys(locals);
     Py_DECREF(locals);