diff --git a/Python/ceval.c b/Python/ceval.c
index 5dd7cd9..08533a4 100644
--- a/Python/ceval.c
+++ b/Python/ceval.c
@@ -4935,7 +4935,7 @@
         Py_DECREF(pkgname);
         return NULL;
     }
-    x = _PyImport_GetModule(fullmodname);
+    x = PyDict_GetItem(PyImport_GetModuleDict(), fullmodname);
     Py_DECREF(fullmodname);
     if (x == NULL) {
         goto error;