diff --git a/Python/ceval.c b/Python/ceval.c
index ef4aac2..20e32e2 100644
--- a/Python/ceval.c
+++ b/Python/ceval.c
@@ -240,7 +240,8 @@
 {
     _PyRuntimeState *runtime = tstate->interp->runtime;
     /* _Py_Finalizing is protected by the GIL */
-    if (runtime->finalizing != NULL && !_Py_CURRENTLY_FINALIZING(runtime, tstate)) {
+    PyThreadState *finalizing = _PyRuntimeState_GetFinalizing(runtime);
+    if (finalizing != NULL && finalizing != tstate) {
         drop_gil(&runtime->ceval, tstate);
         PyThread_exit_thread();
     }