1 files changed, 1 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/Python/ceval.c b/Python/ceval.c
index 9c11640ec6e..3f961f60c08 100644
--- a/Python/ceval.c
+++ b/Python/ceval.c
@@ -3337,6 +3337,7 @@ _PyEval_EvalFrameDefault(PyThreadState *tstate, PyFrameObject *f, int throwflag)
             _PyLoadAttrCache *cache1 = &caches[-1].load_attr;
             DEOPT_IF(!PyModule_CheckExact(owner), LOAD_ATTR);
             PyDictObject *dict = (PyDictObject *)((PyModuleObject *)owner)->md_dict;
+            assert(dict != NULL);
             DEOPT_IF(dict->ma_keys->dk_version != cache1->dk_version_or_hint, LOAD_ATTR);
             assert(dict->ma_keys->dk_kind == DICT_KEYS_UNICODE);
             assert(cache0->index < dict->ma_keys->dk_nentries);