1 files changed, 2 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/Python/pythonrun.c b/Python/pythonrun.c
index 6a4d593768..ce993ea879 100644
--- a/Python/pythonrun.c
+++ b/Python/pythonrun.c
@@ -350,14 +350,8 @@ static int
 set_main_loader(PyObject *d, PyObject *filename, const char *loader_name)
 {
     PyInterpreterState *interp = _PyInterpreterState_GET();
-    PyObject *bootstrap = PyObject_GetAttrString(interp->importlib,
-                                                 "_bootstrap_external");
-    if (bootstrap == NULL) {
-        return -1;
-    }
-
-    PyObject *loader_type = PyObject_GetAttrString(bootstrap, loader_name);
-    Py_DECREF(bootstrap);
+    PyObject *loader_type = _PyImport_GetImportlibExternalLoader(interp,
+                                                                 loader_name);
     if (loader_type == NULL) {
         return -1;
     }