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diff --git a/Python/import.c b/Python/import.c
index 67c4f70adb..e582a277d4 100644
--- a/Python/import.c
+++ b/Python/import.c
@@ -325,8 +325,17 @@ _PyImport_ReInitLock(void)
{
if (import_lock != NULL)
import_lock = PyThread_allocate_lock();
- import_lock_thread = -1;
- import_lock_level = 0;
+ if (import_lock_level > 1) {
+ /* Forked as a side effect of import */
+ long me = PyThread_get_thread_ident();
+ PyThread_acquire_lock(import_lock, 0);
+ /* XXX: can the previous line fail? */
+ import_lock_thread = me;
+ import_lock_level--;
+ } else {
+ import_lock_thread = -1;
+ import_lock_level = 0;
+ }
}
#endif