1 files changed, 2 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/Python/ceval.c b/Python/ceval.c
index 8ab0c6318c1..e4a63ad9287 100644
--- a/Python/ceval.c
+++ b/Python/ceval.c
@@ -3312,6 +3312,8 @@ _PyEval_LoadGlobalStackRef(PyObject *globals, PyObject *builtins, PyObject *name
                 _PyEval_FormatExcCheckArg(
                             PyThreadState_GET(), PyExc_NameError,
                             NAME_ERROR_MSG, name);
+                *writeto = PyStackRef_NULL;
+                return;
             }
         }
         *writeto = PyStackRef_FromPyObjectSteal(res);