1 files changed, 9 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/Parser/string_parser.c b/Parser/string_parser.c
index 9bc3b08..e13272c 100644
--- a/Parser/string_parser.c
+++ b/Parser/string_parser.c
@@ -21,9 +21,16 @@ warn_invalid_escape_sequence(Parser *p, const char *first_invalid_escape, Token
     if (msg == NULL) {
         return -1;
     }
-    if (PyErr_WarnExplicitObject(PyExc_DeprecationWarning, msg, p->tok->filename,
+    PyObject *category;
+    if (p->feature_version >= 12) {
+        category = PyExc_SyntaxWarning;
+    }
+    else {
+        category = PyExc_DeprecationWarning;
+    }
+    if (PyErr_WarnExplicitObject(category, msg, p->tok->filename,
                                  t->lineno, NULL, NULL) < 0) {
-        if (PyErr_ExceptionMatches(PyExc_DeprecationWarning)) {
+        if (PyErr_ExceptionMatches(category)) {
             /* Replace the DeprecationWarning exception with a SyntaxError
                to get a more accurate error report */
             PyErr_Clear();