1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/Modules/_posixsubprocess.c b/Modules/_posixsubprocess.c
index c93f537..59673f4 100644
--- a/Modules/_posixsubprocess.c
+++ b/Modules/_posixsubprocess.c
@@ -566,8 +566,10 @@ subprocess_fork_exec(PyObject* self, PyObject *args)
     }
 
     exec_array = _PySequence_BytesToCharpArray(executable_list);
-    if (!exec_array)
+    if (!exec_array) {
+        Py_XDECREF(gc_module);
         return NULL;
+    }
 
     /* Convert args and env into appropriate arguments for exec() */
     /* These conversions are done in the parent process to avoid allocating