diff --git a/Python/pythonrun.c b/Python/pythonrun.c
index f5fcaf1..f579f44 100644
--- a/Python/pythonrun.c
+++ b/Python/pythonrun.c
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@
 
 	/* initialize builtin exceptions */
 	_PyExc_Init();
+	_PyImport_FixupExtension("exceptions", "exceptions");
 
 	/* phase 2 of builtins */
 	_PyImport_FixupExtension("__builtin__", "__builtin__");