1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/Python/import.c b/Python/import.c
index 4ae8abf..aeaa9c0 100644
--- a/Python/import.c
+++ b/Python/import.c
@@ -431,7 +431,9 @@ PyImport_GetMagicNumber(void)
                                                  "_RAW_MAGIC_NUMBER");
     if (pyc_magic == NULL)
         return -1;
-    return PyLong_AsLong(pyc_magic);
+    long res = PyLong_AsLong(pyc_magic);
+    Py_DECREF(pyc_magic);
+    return res;
 }