diff --git a/Python/bytecodes.c b/Python/bytecodes.c
index c59a35c3e828ca..62e9b5ddd1584c 100644
--- a/Python/bytecodes.c
+++ b/Python/bytecodes.c
@@ -3629,11 +3629,12 @@ dummy_func(
             DEOPT_IF(!PyStackRef_IsNull(null));
             DEOPT_IF(callable_o != (PyObject *)&PyUnicode_Type);
             STAT_INC(CALL, hit);
-            res = PyStackRef_FromPyObjectSteal(PyObject_Str(arg_o));
+            PyObject *res_o = PyObject_Str(arg_o);
             DEAD(null);
             DEAD(callable);
             PyStackRef_CLOSE(arg);
-            ERROR_IF(PyStackRef_IsNull(res), error);
+            ERROR_IF(res_o == NULL, error);
+            res = PyStackRef_FromPyObjectSteal(res_o);
         }
 
         macro(CALL_STR_1) =
@@ -3650,11 +3651,12 @@ dummy_func(
             DEOPT_IF(!PyStackRef_IsNull(null));
             DEOPT_IF(callable_o != (PyObject *)&PyTuple_Type);
             STAT_INC(CALL, hit);
-            res = PyStackRef_FromPyObjectSteal(PySequence_Tuple(arg_o));
+            PyObject *res_o = PySequence_Tuple(arg_o);
             DEAD(null);
             DEAD(callable);
             PyStackRef_CLOSE(arg);
-            ERROR_IF(PyStackRef_IsNull(res), error);
+            ERROR_IF(res_o == NULL, error);
+            res = PyStackRef_FromPyObjectSteal(res_o);
         }
 
         macro(CALL_TUPLE_1) =
diff --git a/Python/executor_cases.c.h b/Python/executor_cases.c.h
index 15a6c7bc1a7966..5df4986cd838b5 100644
--- a/Python/executor_cases.c.h
+++ b/Python/executor_cases.c.h
@@ -4299,10 +4299,11 @@
             }
             STAT_INC(CALL, hit);
             _PyFrame_SetStackPointer(frame, stack_pointer);
-            res = PyStackRef_FromPyObjectSteal(PyObject_Str(arg_o));
+            PyObject *res_o = PyObject_Str(arg_o);
             stack_pointer = _PyFrame_GetStackPointer(frame);
             PyStackRef_CLOSE(arg);
-            if (PyStackRef_IsNull(res)) JUMP_TO_ERROR();
+            if (res_o == NULL) JUMP_TO_ERROR();
+            res = PyStackRef_FromPyObjectSteal(res_o);
             stack_pointer[-3] = res;
             stack_pointer += -2;
             assert(WITHIN_STACK_BOUNDS());
@@ -4331,10 +4332,11 @@
             }
             STAT_INC(CALL, hit);
             _PyFrame_SetStackPointer(frame, stack_pointer);
-            res = PyStackRef_FromPyObjectSteal(PySequence_Tuple(arg_o));
+            PyObject *res_o = PySequence_Tuple(arg_o);
             stack_pointer = _PyFrame_GetStackPointer(frame);
             PyStackRef_CLOSE(arg);
-            if (PyStackRef_IsNull(res)) JUMP_TO_ERROR();
+            if (res_o == NULL) JUMP_TO_ERROR();
+            res = PyStackRef_FromPyObjectSteal(res_o);
             stack_pointer[-3] = res;
             stack_pointer += -2;
             assert(WITHIN_STACK_BOUNDS());
diff --git a/Python/generated_cases.c.h b/Python/generated_cases.c.h
index a9290986c24f45..388031af87a79f 100644
--- a/Python/generated_cases.c.h
+++ b/Python/generated_cases.c.h
@@ -2978,10 +2978,11 @@
                 DEOPT_IF(callable_o != (PyObject *)&PyUnicode_Type, CALL);
                 STAT_INC(CALL, hit);
                 _PyFrame_SetStackPointer(frame, stack_pointer);
-                res = PyStackRef_FromPyObjectSteal(PyObject_Str(arg_o));
+                PyObject *res_o = PyObject_Str(arg_o);
                 stack_pointer = _PyFrame_GetStackPointer(frame);
                 PyStackRef_CLOSE(arg);
-                if (PyStackRef_IsNull(res)) goto pop_3_error;
+                if (res_o == NULL) goto pop_3_error;
+                res = PyStackRef_FromPyObjectSteal(res_o);
             }
             // _CHECK_PERIODIC
             {
@@ -3028,10 +3029,11 @@
                 DEOPT_IF(callable_o != (PyObject *)&PyTuple_Type, CALL);
                 STAT_INC(CALL, hit);
                 _PyFrame_SetStackPointer(frame, stack_pointer);
-                res = PyStackRef_FromPyObjectSteal(PySequence_Tuple(arg_o));
+                PyObject *res_o = PySequence_Tuple(arg_o);
                 stack_pointer = _PyFrame_GetStackPointer(frame);
                 PyStackRef_CLOSE(arg);
-                if (PyStackRef_IsNull(res)) goto pop_3_error;
+                if (res_o == NULL) goto pop_3_error;
+                res = PyStackRef_FromPyObjectSteal(res_o);
             }
             // _CHECK_PERIODIC
             {