1 files changed, 1 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/Python/getargs.c b/Python/getargs.c
index fb4a5124bea..41881162ff2 100644
--- a/Python/getargs.c
+++ b/Python/getargs.c
@@ -2641,9 +2641,7 @@ skipitem(const char **p_format, va_list *p_va, int flags)
             if (*format == '#') {
                 if (p_va != NULL) {
                     if (!(flags & FLAG_SIZE_T)) {
-                        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_SystemError,
-                                "PY_SSIZE_T_CLEAN macro must be defined for '#' formats");
-                        return NULL;
+                        return "PY_SSIZE_T_CLEAN macro must be defined for '#' formats";
                     }
                     (void) va_arg(*p_va, Py_ssize_t *);
                 }