1 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/Modules/_elementtree.c b/Modules/_elementtree.c
index 62374d8..12e418d 100644
--- a/Modules/_elementtree.c
+++ b/Modules/_elementtree.c
@@ -352,7 +352,10 @@ get_attrib_from_keywords(PyObject *kwds)
             return NULL;
         }
         attrib = PyDict_Copy(attrib);
-        PyDict_DelItem(kwds, attrib_str);
+        if (attrib && PyDict_DelItem(kwds, attrib_str) < 0) {
+            Py_DECREF(attrib);
+            attrib = NULL;
+        }
     } else {
         attrib = PyDict_New();
     }