diff --git a/Python/codecs.c b/Python/codecs.c
index 006d288..eca2b88 100644
--- a/Python/codecs.c
+++ b/Python/codecs.c
@@ -467,8 +467,8 @@
 
 static void wrong_exception_type(PyObject *exc)
 {
-    _Py_identifier(__class__);
-    _Py_identifier(__name__);
+    _Py_IDENTIFIER(__class__);
+    _Py_IDENTIFIER(__name__);
     PyObject *type = _PyObject_GetAttrId(exc, &PyId___class__);
     if (type != NULL) {
         PyObject *name = _PyObject_GetAttrId(type, &PyId___name__);