diff --git a/Python/symtable.c b/Python/symtable.c
index fd902bf..47fdad2 100644
--- a/Python/symtable.c
+++ b/Python/symtable.c
@@ -1471,10 +1471,10 @@
 	else {
             if (st->st_cur->ste_type != ModuleBlock) {
                 int lineno = st->st_cur->ste_lineno;
-                if (!symtable_warn(st, IMPORT_STAR_WARNING, lineno)) {
-                    Py_DECREF(store_name);
-                    return 0;
-		}
+                PyErr_SetString(PyExc_SyntaxError, IMPORT_STAR_WARNING);
+                PyErr_SyntaxLocation(st->st_filename, lineno);
+                Py_DECREF(store_name);
+                return 0;
             }
 	    st->st_cur->ste_unoptimized |= OPT_IMPORT_STAR;
 	    Py_DECREF(store_name);