1 files changed, 2 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/Python/ast.c b/Python/ast.c
index 5422e9c29b..ecfc14cdf8 100644
--- a/Python/ast.c
+++ b/Python/ast.c
@@ -164,8 +164,10 @@ validate_constant(PyObject *value)
 
             if (!validate_constant(item)) {
                 Py_DECREF(it);
+                Py_DECREF(item);
                 return 0;
             }
+            Py_DECREF(item);
         }
 
         Py_DECREF(it);