diff --git a/Python/compile.c b/Python/compile.c
index 51af28b..722d52d 100644
--- a/Python/compile.c
+++ b/Python/compile.c
@@ -84,8 +84,8 @@
 compiler IR.
 */
 
-enum fblocktype { WHILE_LOOP, FOR_LOOP, EXCEPT, FINALLY_TRY, FINALLY_END,
-                  WITH, ASYNC_WITH, HANDLER_CLEANUP, POP_VALUE };
+enum fblocktype { WHILE_LOOP, FOR_LOOP, TRY_EXCEPT, FINALLY_TRY, FINALLY_END,
+                  WITH, ASYNC_WITH, HANDLER_CLEANUP, POP_VALUE, EXCEPTION_HANDLER };
 
 struct fblockinfo {
     enum fblocktype fb_type;
@@ -1624,9 +1624,7 @@
 {
     struct fblockinfo *f;
     if (c->u->u_nfblocks >= CO_MAXBLOCKS) {
-        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_SyntaxError,
-                        "too many statically nested blocks");
-        return 0;
+        return compiler_error(c, "too many statically nested blocks");
     }
     f = &c->u->u_fblock[c->u->u_nfblocks++];
     f->fb_type = t;
@@ -1666,6 +1664,7 @@
 {
     switch (info->fb_type) {
         case WHILE_LOOP:
+        case EXCEPTION_HANDLER:
             return 1;
 
         case FOR_LOOP:
@@ -1676,7 +1675,7 @@
             ADDOP(c, POP_TOP);
             return 1;
 
-        case EXCEPT:
+        case TRY_EXCEPT:
             ADDOP(c, POP_BLOCK);
             return 1;
 
@@ -3064,14 +3063,17 @@
         return 0;
     ADDOP_JREL(c, SETUP_FINALLY, except);
     compiler_use_next_block(c, body);
-    if (!compiler_push_fblock(c, EXCEPT, body, NULL, NULL))
+    if (!compiler_push_fblock(c, TRY_EXCEPT, body, NULL, NULL))
         return 0;
     VISIT_SEQ(c, stmt, s->v.Try.body);
     ADDOP(c, POP_BLOCK);
-    compiler_pop_fblock(c, EXCEPT, body);
+    compiler_pop_fblock(c, TRY_EXCEPT, body);
     ADDOP_JREL(c, JUMP_FORWARD, orelse);
     n = asdl_seq_LEN(s->v.Try.handlers);
     compiler_use_next_block(c, except);
+    /* Runtime will push a block here, so we need to account for that */
+    if (!compiler_push_fblock(c, EXCEPTION_HANDLER, NULL, NULL, NULL))
+        return 0;
     for (i = 0; i < n; i++) {
         excepthandler_ty handler = (excepthandler_ty)asdl_seq_GET(
             s->v.Try.handlers, i);
@@ -3156,6 +3158,7 @@
         }
         compiler_use_next_block(c, except);
     }
+    compiler_pop_fblock(c, EXCEPTION_HANDLER, NULL);
     ADDOP(c, RERAISE);
     compiler_use_next_block(c, orelse);
     VISIT_SEQ(c, stmt, s->v.Try.orelse);