diff --git a/Modules/_ssl.c b/Modules/_ssl.c
index a514555..1e4b38a 100644
--- a/Modules/_ssl.c
+++ b/Modules/_ssl.c
@@ -928,10 +928,10 @@
     char *cipher_protocol;
 
     if (self->ssl == NULL)
-        return Py_None;
+        Py_RETURN_NONE;
     current = SSL_get_current_cipher(self->ssl);
     if (current == NULL)
-        return Py_None;
+        Py_RETURN_NONE;
 
     retval = PyTuple_New(3);
     if (retval == NULL)
@@ -939,6 +939,7 @@
 
     cipher_name = (char *) SSL_CIPHER_get_name(current);
     if (cipher_name == NULL) {
+        Py_INCREF(Py_None);
         PyTuple_SET_ITEM(retval, 0, Py_None);
     } else {
         v = PyUnicode_FromString(cipher_name);
@@ -948,6 +949,7 @@
     }
     cipher_protocol = SSL_CIPHER_get_version(current);
     if (cipher_protocol == NULL) {
+        Py_INCREF(Py_None);
         PyTuple_SET_ITEM(retval, 1, Py_None);
     } else {
         v = PyUnicode_FromString(cipher_protocol);