1 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/Python/optimizer_bytecodes.c b/Python/optimizer_bytecodes.c
index f12cd7b968c..b9ebd8678e0 100644
--- a/Python/optimizer_bytecodes.c
+++ b/Python/optimizer_bytecodes.c
@@ -528,7 +528,10 @@ dummy_func(void) {
     }
 
     op(_LOAD_SMALL_INT, (-- value)) {
-        PyObject *val = PyLong_FromLong(this_instr->oparg);
+        PyObject *val = PyLong_FromLong(oparg);
+        assert(val);
+        assert(_Py_IsImmortal(val));
+        REPLACE_OP(this_instr, _LOAD_CONST_INLINE_BORROW, 0, (uintptr_t)val);
         value = sym_new_const(ctx, val);
     }