1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/Modules/_curses_panel.c b/Modules/_curses_panel.c
index 53849e3..d22e2ad 100644
--- a/Modules/_curses_panel.c
+++ b/Modules/_curses_panel.c
@@ -433,7 +433,9 @@ _curses_panel_panel_set_userptr(PyCursesPanelObject *self, PyObject *obj)
         /* In case of an ncurses error, decref the new object again */
         Py_DECREF(obj);
     }
-    Py_XDECREF(oldobj);
+    else {
+        Py_XDECREF(oldobj);
+    }
     return PyCursesCheckERR(rc, "set_panel_userptr");
 }