diff --git a/Python/pylifecycle.c b/Python/pylifecycle.c
index 5c50d4d..60f091c 100644
--- a/Python/pylifecycle.c
+++ b/Python/pylifecycle.c
@@ -1353,7 +1353,6 @@
 
     /* Get current thread state and interpreter pointer */
     PyThreadState *tstate = _PyRuntimeState_GetThreadState(runtime);
-    PyInterpreterState *interp = tstate->interp;
 
     // Wrap up existing "threading"-module-created, non-daemon threads.
     wait_for_thread_shutdown(tstate);
@@ -1376,13 +1375,13 @@
     /* Copy the core config, PyInterpreterState_Delete() free
        the core config memory */
 #ifdef Py_REF_DEBUG
-    int show_ref_count = interp->config.show_ref_count;
+    int show_ref_count = tstate->interp->config.show_ref_count;
 #endif
 #ifdef Py_TRACE_REFS
-    int dump_refs = interp->config.dump_refs;
+    int dump_refs = tstate->interp->config.dump_refs;
 #endif
 #ifdef WITH_PYMALLOC
-    int malloc_stats = interp->config.malloc_stats;
+    int malloc_stats = tstate->interp->config.malloc_stats;
 #endif
 
     /* Remaining daemon threads will automatically exit