2 files changed, 3 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/Objects/object.c b/Objects/object.c
index 81d6d4b838..0561e09f86 100644
--- a/Objects/object.c
+++ b/Objects/object.c
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ _Py_GetRefTotal(void)
     o = _PyDict_Dummy();
     if (o != NULL)
         total -= o->ob_refcnt;
-    o = _PySet_Dummy();
+    o = _PySet_Dummy;
     if (o != NULL)
         total -= o->ob_refcnt;
     return total;
diff --git a/Objects/setobject.c b/Objects/setobject.c
index 8a855a3bd9..1ad78c4deb 100644
--- a/Objects/setobject.c
+++ b/Objects/setobject.c
@@ -29,18 +29,12 @@ set_key_error(PyObject *arg)
 #define PERTURB_SHIFT 5
 
 /* Object used as dummy key to fill deleted entries */
-
 static PyObject _dummy_struct;
 
 #define dummy (&_dummy_struct)
 
-#ifdef Py_REF_DEBUG
-PyObject *
-_PySet_Dummy(void)
-{
-    return dummy;
-}
-#endif
+/* Exported for the gdb plugin's benefit. */
+PyObject *_PySet_Dummy = dummy;
 
 #define INIT_NONZERO_SET_SLOTS(so) do {                         \
     (so)->table = (so)->smalltable;                             \