diff --git a/Python/ceval.c b/Python/ceval.c
index 0d1519b..e371d34 100644
--- a/Python/ceval.c
+++ b/Python/ceval.c
@@ -5056,7 +5056,7 @@
             Py_DECREF(l);
             return NULL;
         }
-        PyList_SetItem(l, i, x);
+        PyList_SET_ITEM(l, i, x);
     }
     for (i = 0; i < 256; i++)
         a[i] = 0;
@@ -5078,7 +5078,7 @@
             Py_DECREF(l);
             return NULL;
         }
-        PyList_SetItem(l, i, x);
+        PyList_SET_ITEM(l, i, x);
     }
     return l;
 #endif
diff --git a/Python/sysmodule.c b/Python/sysmodule.c
index 498fa91..f04403b 100644
--- a/Python/sysmodule.c
+++ b/Python/sysmodule.c
@@ -2544,7 +2544,7 @@
             Py_DECREF(v);
             return NULL;
         }
-        PyList_SetItem(v, i, w);
+        PyList_SET_ITEM(v, i, w);
         if (*p == '\0')
             break;
         path = p+1;