1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/Python/import.c b/Python/import.c
index 8773be4..805cdd7 100644
--- a/Python/import.c
+++ b/Python/import.c
@@ -1403,7 +1403,8 @@ PyImport_ImportModuleLevelObject(PyObject *name, PyObject *given_globals,
     if (builtins_import == NULL) {
         builtins_import = _PyDict_GetItemId(interp->builtins, &PyId___import__);
         if (builtins_import == NULL) {
-            Py_FatalError("__import__ missing");
+            PyErr_SetString(PyExc_ImportError, "__import__ not found");
+            goto error_with_unlock;
         }
     }
     Py_INCREF(builtins_import);