diff --git a/Modules/_uuidmodule.c b/Modules/_uuidmodule.c
index 16aa09b..8949914 100644
--- a/Modules/_uuidmodule.c
+++ b/Modules/_uuidmodule.c
@@ -18,10 +18,16 @@
 
     res = uuid_generate_time_safe(uuid);
     return Py_BuildValue("y#i", (const char *) uuid, sizeof(uuid), res);
-#elif HAVE_UUID_CREATE
+#elif defined(HAVE_UUID_CREATE)
     uint32_t status;
     uuid_create(&uuid, &status);
+# if defined(HAVE_UUID_ENC_BE)
+    unsigned char buf[sizeof(uuid)];
+    uuid_enc_be(buf, &uuid);
+    return Py_BuildValue("y#i", buf, sizeof(uuid), (int) status);
+# else
     return Py_BuildValue("y#i", (const char *) &uuid, sizeof(uuid), (int) status);
+# endif
 #else
     uuid_generate_time(uuid);
     return Py_BuildValue("y#O", (const char *) uuid, sizeof(uuid), Py_None);
@@ -57,6 +63,7 @@
     }
     if (PyModule_AddIntConstant(mod, "has_uuid_generate_time_safe",
                                 has_uuid_generate_time_safe) < 0) {
+        Py_DECREF(mod);
         return NULL;
     }