1 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/Python/optimizer_cases.c.h b/Python/optimizer_cases.c.h
index 602f5e2cfaf..0ba45e1f58f 100644
--- a/Python/optimizer_cases.c.h
+++ b/Python/optimizer_cases.c.h
@@ -79,7 +79,10 @@
 
         case _LOAD_SMALL_INT: {
             JitOptSymbol *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);
             stack_pointer[0] = value;
             stack_pointer += 1;