diff --git a/Python/Python-ast.c b/Python/Python-ast.c
index a210c7f..e1a5bce 100644
--- a/Python/Python-ast.c
+++ b/Python/Python-ast.c
@@ -1836,7 +1836,7 @@
 }
 
 excepthandler_ty
-excepthandler(expr_ty type, expr_ty name, asdl_seq * body, int lineno, int
+excepthandler(expr_ty type, identifier name, asdl_seq * body, int lineno, int
               col_offset, PyArena *arena)
 {
         excepthandler_ty p;
@@ -2928,7 +2928,7 @@
         if (PyObject_SetAttrString(result, "type", value) == -1)
                 goto failed;
         Py_DECREF(value);
-        value = ast2obj_expr(o->name);
+        value = ast2obj_identifier(o->name);
         if (!value) goto failed;
         if (PyObject_SetAttrString(result, "name", value) == -1)
                 goto failed;