diff --git a/Python/import.c b/Python/import.c
index 8b11aad..5dabd9f 100644
--- a/Python/import.c
+++ b/Python/import.c
@@ -2131,13 +2131,15 @@
 
 	if ((pkgname != NULL) && (pkgname != Py_None)) {
 		/* __package__ is set, so use it */
+		char *pkgname_str;
 		Py_ssize_t len;
+
 		if (!PyUnicode_Check(pkgname)) {
 			PyErr_SetString(PyExc_ValueError,
 					"__package__ set to non-string");
 			return NULL;
 		}
-		len = PyUnicode_GET_SIZE(pkgname);
+		pkgname_str = PyUnicode_AsStringAndSize(pkgname, &len);
 		if (len == 0) {
 			if (level > 0) {
 				PyErr_SetString(PyExc_ValueError,
@@ -2151,7 +2153,7 @@
 					"Package name too long");
 			return NULL;
 		}
-		strcpy(buf, PyUnicode_AsString(pkgname));
+		strcpy(buf, pkgname_str);
 	} else {
 		/* __package__ not set, so figure it out and set it */
 		modname = PyDict_GetItem(globals, namestr);
@@ -2161,14 +2163,17 @@
 		modpath = PyDict_GetItem(globals, pathstr);
 		if (modpath != NULL) {
 			/* __path__ is set, so modname is already the package name */
-			Py_ssize_t len = PyUnicode_GET_SIZE(modname);
+			char *modname_str;
+			Py_ssize_t len;
 			int error;
+
+			modname_str = PyUnicode_AsStringAndSize(modname, &len);
 			if (len > MAXPATHLEN) {
 				PyErr_SetString(PyExc_ValueError,
 						"Module name too long");
 				return NULL;
 			}
-			strcpy(buf, PyUnicode_AsString(modname));
+			strcpy(buf, modname_str);
 			error = PyDict_SetItem(globals, pkgstr, modname);
 			if (error) {
 				PyErr_SetString(PyExc_ValueError,
diff --git a/Python/structmember.c b/Python/structmember.c
index 769acfc..6c1e932 100644
--- a/Python/structmember.c
+++ b/Python/structmember.c
@@ -239,15 +239,22 @@
 		*(PyObject **)addr = v;
 		Py_XDECREF(oldv);
 		break;
-	case T_CHAR:
-		if (PyUnicode_Check(v) && PyUnicode_GetSize(v) == 1) {
-			*(char*)addr = PyUnicode_AsString(v)[0];
-		}
-		else {
+	case T_CHAR: {
+		char *string;
+		Py_ssize_t len;
+
+		if (!PyUnicode_Check(v)) {
 			PyErr_BadArgument();
 			return -1;
 		}
+		string = PyUnicode_AsStringAndSize(v, &len);
+		if (len != 1) {
+			PyErr_BadArgument();
+			return -1;
+		}
+		*(char*)addr = string[0];
 		break;
+		}
 #ifdef HAVE_LONG_LONG
 	case T_LONGLONG:{
 		PY_LONG_LONG value;