1 files changed, 8 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/Modules/_curses_panel.c b/Modules/_curses_panel.c
index c11f3d8476..f560702878 100644
--- a/Modules/_curses_panel.c
+++ b/Modules/_curses_panel.c
@@ -323,12 +323,17 @@ static PyObject *
 PyCursesPanel_set_panel_userptr(PyCursesPanelObject *self, PyObject *obj)
 {
     PyObject *oldobj;
+    int rc;
     PyCursesInitialised;
+    Py_INCREF(obj);
     oldobj = (PyObject *) panel_userptr(self->pan);
+    rc = set_panel_userptr(self->pan, (void*)obj);
+    if (rc == ERR) {
+        /* In case of an ncurses error, decref the new object again */
+        Py_DECREF(obj);
+    }
     Py_XDECREF(oldobj);
-    Py_INCREF(obj);
-    return PyCursesCheckERR(set_panel_userptr(self->pan, (void*)obj),
-                            "set_panel_userptr");
+    return PyCursesCheckERR(rc, "set_panel_userptr");
 }
 
 static PyObject *