1 files changed, 1 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/Python/ast.c b/Python/ast.c
index c1ce0aa9aa..1f7ddfc197 100644
--- a/Python/ast.c
+++ b/Python/ast.c
@@ -2040,6 +2040,7 @@ ast_for_atom(struct compiling *c, const node *n)
                     PyOS_snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "(%s) %s", errtype, s);
                     Py_DECREF(errstr);
                 } else {
+                    PyErr_Clear();
                     PyOS_snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "(%s) unknown error", errtype);
                 }
                 ast_error(c, n, buf);