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diff --git a/Objects/genobject.c b/Objects/genobject.c
index 3f6ef85..e7b8f87 100644
--- a/Objects/genobject.c
+++ b/Objects/genobject.c
@@ -249,7 +249,10 @@ gen_throw(PyGenObject *gen, PyObject *args)
Py_INCREF(typ);
}
}
- else {
+
+ /* Allow raising builtin string exceptions */
+
+ else if (!PyString_CheckExact(typ)) {
/* Not something you can raise. throw() fails. */
PyErr_Format(PyExc_TypeError,
"exceptions must be classes, or instances, not %s",