1 files changed, 11 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/numpy/core/src/scalarmathmodule.c.src b/numpy/core/src/scalarmathmodule.c.src
index e48b6e14e..6b2fa5b0f 100644
--- a/numpy/core/src/scalarmathmodule.c.src
+++ b/numpy/core/src/scalarmathmodule.c.src
@@ -551,24 +551,28 @@ _@name@_convert_to_ctype(PyObject *a, @name@ *arg1)
     }
     else if (PyArray_IsScalar(a, Generic)) {
         PyArray_Descr *descr1;
-        int ret;
+
         if (!PyArray_IsScalar(a, Number)) {
             return -1;
         }
         descr1 = PyArray_DescrFromTypeObject((PyObject *)(a->ob_type));
         if (PyArray_CanCastSafely(descr1->type_num, PyArray_@NAME@)) {
             PyArray_CastScalarDirect(a, descr1, arg1, PyArray_@NAME@);
-            ret = 0;
+            Py_DECREF(descr1);
+            return 0;
         }
         else {
-            ret = -1;
+            Py_DECREF(descr1);
+            return -1;
         }
-        Py_DECREF(descr1);
-        return ret;
+    }
+    else if (PyArray_GetPriority(a, PyArray_SUBTYPE_PRIORITY) >
+            PyArray_SUBTYPE_PRIORITY) {
+        return -2;
     }
     else if ((temp = PyArray_ScalarFromObject(a)) != NULL) {
-        int retval;
-        retval = _@name@_convert_to_ctype(temp, arg1);
+        int retval = _@name@_convert_to_ctype(temp, arg1);
+
         Py_DECREF(temp);
         return retval;
     }