1 files changed, 10 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/Python/optimizer_cases.c.h b/Python/optimizer_cases.c.h
index 85fa8f4a2a7..6a8ac75b63e 100644
--- a/Python/optimizer_cases.c.h
+++ b/Python/optimizer_cases.c.h
@@ -208,13 +208,22 @@
             break;
         }
 
+        case _GUARD_TOS_UNICODE: {
+            JitOptSymbol *value;
+            value = stack_pointer[-1];
+            if (sym_matches_type(value, &PyUnicode_Type)) {
+                REPLACE_OP(this_instr, _NOP, 0, 0);
+            }
+            sym_set_type(value, &PyUnicode_Type);
+            break;
+        }
+
         case _TO_BOOL_STR: {
             JitOptSymbol *value;
             JitOptSymbol *res;
             value = stack_pointer[-1];
             if (!optimize_to_bool(this_instr, ctx, value, &res)) {
                 res = sym_new_truthiness(ctx, value, true);
-                sym_set_type(value, &PyUnicode_Type);
             }
             stack_pointer[-1] = res;
             break;