1 files changed, 6 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/Objects/complexobject.c b/Objects/complexobject.c
index 403c60c917..355b063f28 100644
--- a/Objects/complexobject.c
+++ b/Objects/complexobject.c
@@ -271,6 +271,12 @@ try_complex_special_method(PyObject *op) {
     if (f) {
         PyObject *res = PyObject_CallFunctionObjArgs(f, NULL);
         Py_DECREF(f);
+        if (res != NULL && !PyComplex_Check(res)) {
+            PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError,
+                "__complex__ should return a complex object");
+            Py_DECREF(res);
+            return NULL;
+        }
         return res;
     }
     return NULL;
@@ -296,12 +302,6 @@ PyComplex_AsCComplex(PyObject *op)
     newop = try_complex_special_method(op);
 
     if (newop) {
-        if (!PyComplex_Check(newop)) {
-            PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError,
-                "__complex__ should return a complex object");
-            Py_DECREF(newop);
-            return cv;
-        }
         cv = ((PyComplexObject *)newop)->cval;
         Py_DECREF(newop);
         return cv;