diff --git a/Python/errors.c b/Python/errors.c
index f743d30..d4b9db1 100644
--- a/Python/errors.c
+++ b/Python/errors.c
@@ -85,17 +85,29 @@ _PyErr_GetTopmostException(PyThreadState *tstate)
 }
 
 static PyObject*
-_PyErr_CreateException(PyObject *exception, PyObject *value)
+_PyErr_CreateException(PyObject *exception_type, PyObject *value)
 {
+    PyObject *exc;
+
     if (value == NULL || value == Py_None) {
-        return _PyObject_CallNoArg(exception);
+        exc = _PyObject_CallNoArg(exception_type);
     }
     else if (PyTuple_Check(value)) {
-        return PyObject_Call(exception, value, NULL);
+        exc = PyObject_Call(exception_type, value, NULL);
     }
     else {
-        return PyObject_CallOneArg(exception, value);
+        exc = PyObject_CallOneArg(exception_type, value);
     }
+
+    if (exc != NULL && !PyExceptionInstance_Check(exc)) {
+        PyErr_Format(PyExc_TypeError,
+                     "calling %R should have returned an instance of "
+                     "BaseException, not %s",
+                     exception_type, Py_TYPE(exc)->tp_name);
+        Py_CLEAR(exc);
+    }
+
+    return exc;
 }
 
 void