diff --git a/Objects/object.c b/Objects/object.c
index 69d5f83..1b7f609 100644
--- a/Objects/object.c
+++ b/Objects/object.c
@@ -820,7 +820,7 @@
     if (w == NULL)
         return NULL;
     res = PyObject_GetAttr(v, w);
-    Py_XDECREF(w);
+    Py_DECREF(w);
     return res;
 }