diff --git a/Python/compile.c b/Python/compile.c
index 7dc0492..78d5fbe 100644
--- a/Python/compile.c
+++ b/Python/compile.c
@@ -3220,10 +3220,10 @@ compiler_try_except(struct compiler *c, stmt_ty s)
             /* second # body */
             VISIT_SEQ(c, stmt, handler->v.ExceptHandler.body);
             compiler_pop_fblock(c, HANDLER_CLEANUP, cleanup_body);
-            ADDOP(c, POP_BLOCK);
-            ADDOP(c, POP_EXCEPT);
             /* name = None; del name; # Mark as artificial */
             c->u->u_lineno = -1;
+            ADDOP(c, POP_BLOCK);
+            ADDOP(c, POP_EXCEPT);
             ADDOP_LOAD_CONST(c, Py_None);
             compiler_nameop(c, handler->v.ExceptHandler.name, Store);
             compiler_nameop(c, handler->v.ExceptHandler.name, Del);
@@ -3254,7 +3254,6 @@ compiler_try_except(struct compiler *c, stmt_ty s)
                 return 0;
             VISIT_SEQ(c, stmt, handler->v.ExceptHandler.body);
             compiler_pop_fblock(c, HANDLER_CLEANUP, cleanup_body);
-            /* name = None; del name; # Mark as artificial */
             c->u->u_lineno = -1;
             ADDOP(c, POP_EXCEPT);
             ADDOP_JUMP(c, JUMP_FORWARD, end);