1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/Python/sysmodule.c b/Python/sysmodule.c
index 4351a7fb37..3df4d44a7c 100644
--- a/Python/sysmodule.c
+++ b/Python/sysmodule.c
@@ -283,7 +283,9 @@ sys_displayhook(PyObject *module, PyObject *o)
 
     builtins = _PyImport_GetModuleId(&PyId_builtins);
     if (builtins == NULL) {
-        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_RuntimeError, "lost builtins module");
+        if (!PyErr_Occurred()) {
+            PyErr_SetString(PyExc_RuntimeError, "lost builtins module");
+        }
         return NULL;
     }
     Py_DECREF(builtins);