diff --git a/Modules/_json.c b/Modules/_json.c index 28c0b3f4570ed0..3a88882f0c986b 100644 --- a/Modules/_json.c +++ b/Modules/_json.c @@ -1893,7 +1893,7 @@ _encoded_const(PyObject *obj) if (s_null == NULL) { s_null = PyString_InternFromString("null"); } - Py_INCREF(s_null); + Py_XINCREF(s_null); return s_null; } else if (obj == Py_True) { @@ -1901,7 +1901,7 @@ _encoded_const(PyObject *obj) if (s_true == NULL) { s_true = PyString_InternFromString("true"); } - Py_INCREF(s_true); + Py_XINCREF(s_true); return s_true; } else if (obj == Py_False) { @@ -1909,7 +1909,7 @@ _encoded_const(PyObject *obj) if (s_false == NULL) { s_false = PyString_InternFromString("false"); } - Py_INCREF(s_false); + Py_XINCREF(s_false); return s_false; } else {