diff --git a/Modules/spwdmodule.c b/Modules/spwdmodule.c
index b7bf20e..d3f309a 100644
--- a/Modules/spwdmodule.c
+++ b/Modules/spwdmodule.c
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@
 #undef SETI
 
 	if (PyErr_Occurred()) {
-		Py_XDECREF(v);
+		Py_DECREF(v);
 		return NULL;
 	}