diff --git a/Python/pystate.c b/Python/pystate.c
index aeebd6f..df98eb1 100644
--- a/Python/pystate.c
+++ b/Python/pystate.c
@@ -147,12 +147,15 @@ _PyRuntimeState_ReInitThreads(_PyRuntimeState *runtime)
     _PyMem_SetDefaultAllocator(PYMEM_DOMAIN_RAW, &old_alloc);
 
     int reinit_interp = _PyThread_at_fork_reinit(&runtime->interpreters.mutex);
-    int reinit_main_id = _PyThread_at_fork_reinit(&runtime->interpreters.main->id_mutex);
     int reinit_xidregistry = _PyThread_at_fork_reinit(&runtime->xidregistry.mutex);
     int reinit_unicode_ids = _PyThread_at_fork_reinit(&runtime->unicode_ids.lock);
 
     PyMem_SetAllocator(PYMEM_DOMAIN_RAW, &old_alloc);
 
+    /* bpo-42540: id_mutex is freed by _PyInterpreterState_Delete, which does
+     * not force the default allocator. */
+    int reinit_main_id = _PyThread_at_fork_reinit(&runtime->interpreters.main->id_mutex);
+
     if (reinit_interp < 0
         || reinit_main_id < 0
         || reinit_xidregistry < 0