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diff --git a/Lib/multiprocessing/process.py b/Lib/multiprocessing/process.py
index 70bb50d..fde97b7 100644
--- a/Lib/multiprocessing/process.py
+++ b/Lib/multiprocessing/process.py
@@ -110,6 +110,9 @@ class BaseProcess(object):
_cleanup()
self._popen = self._Popen(self)
self._sentinel = self._popen.sentinel
+ # Avoid a refcycle if the target function holds an indirect
+ # reference to the process object (see bpo-30775)
+ del self._target, self._args, self._kwargs
_children.add(self)
def terminate(self):