diff --git a/Objects/frameobject.c b/Objects/frameobject.c
index 6e1cbcf..7c2bce3 100644
--- a/Objects/frameobject.c
+++ b/Objects/frameobject.c
@@ -22,6 +22,15 @@
     {NULL}      /* Sentinel */
 };
 
+
+static struct _Py_frame_state *
+get_frame_state(void)
+{
+    PyInterpreterState *interp = _PyInterpreterState_GET();
+    return &interp->frame;
+}
+
+
 static PyObject *
 frame_getlocals(PyFrameObject *f, void *closure)
 {
@@ -593,8 +602,7 @@
         co->co_zombieframe = f;
     }
     else {
-        PyInterpreterState *interp = _PyInterpreterState_GET();
-        struct _Py_frame_state *state = &interp->frame;
+        struct _Py_frame_state *state = get_frame_state();
 #ifdef Py_DEBUG
         // frame_dealloc() must not be called after _PyFrame_Fini()
         assert(state->numfree != -1);
@@ -784,8 +792,7 @@
     Py_ssize_t ncells = PyTuple_GET_SIZE(code->co_cellvars);
     Py_ssize_t nfrees = PyTuple_GET_SIZE(code->co_freevars);
     Py_ssize_t extras = code->co_stacksize + code->co_nlocals + ncells + nfrees;
-    PyInterpreterState *interp = _PyInterpreterState_GET();
-    struct _Py_frame_state *state = &interp->frame;
+    struct _Py_frame_state *state = get_frame_state();
     if (state->free_list == NULL)
     {
         f = PyObject_GC_NewVar(PyFrameObject, &PyFrame_Type, extras);
@@ -1206,8 +1213,7 @@
 void
 _PyFrame_DebugMallocStats(FILE *out)
 {
-    PyInterpreterState *interp = _PyInterpreterState_GET();
-    struct _Py_frame_state *state = &interp->frame;
+    struct _Py_frame_state *state = get_frame_state();
     _PyDebugAllocatorStats(out,
                            "free PyFrameObject",
                            state->numfree, sizeof(PyFrameObject));