diff --git a/Python/bytecodes.c b/Python/bytecodes.c
index 632602ed00bb69..6914d8211ba4ef 100644
--- a/Python/bytecodes.c
+++ b/Python/bytecodes.c
@@ -1606,7 +1606,7 @@ dummy_func(
                         tstate, PY_MONITORING_EVENT_C_RETURN,
                         frame, next_instr-1, global_super, arg);
                     if (err < 0) {
-                        Py_CLEAR(res);
+                        Py_CLEAR(super);
                     }
                 }
             }
diff --git a/Python/generated_cases.c.h b/Python/generated_cases.c.h
index c6efbfeadb2e4b..9c6439ae930706 100644
--- a/Python/generated_cases.c.h
+++ b/Python/generated_cases.c.h
@@ -2228,7 +2228,7 @@
                         tstate, PY_MONITORING_EVENT_C_RETURN,
                         frame, next_instr-1, global_super, arg);
                     if (err < 0) {
-                        Py_CLEAR(res);
+                        Py_CLEAR(super);
                     }
                 }
             }