#9233: Fix json to work properly even when _json is not available.
diff --git a/Lib/json/scanner.py b/Lib/json/scanner.py
index b4f3561..f94d236 100644
--- a/Lib/json/scanner.py
+++ b/Lib/json/scanner.py
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
     parse_int = context.parse_int
     parse_constant = context.parse_constant
     object_hook = context.object_hook
+    object_pairs_hook = context.object_pairs_hook
 
     def _scan_once(string, idx):
         try: