diff --git a/Python/sysmodule.c b/Python/sysmodule.c
index 5b0fb81..1255665 100644
--- a/Python/sysmodule.c
+++ b/Python/sysmodule.c
@@ -293,8 +293,8 @@
     /* Cannot invoke hooks until we are initialized */
     if (Py_IsInitialized()) {
         if (PySys_Audit("sys.addaudithook", NULL) < 0) {
-            if (PyErr_ExceptionMatches(PyExc_Exception)) {
-                /* We do not report errors derived from Exception */
+            if (PyErr_ExceptionMatches(PyExc_RuntimeError)) {
+                /* We do not report errors derived from RuntimeError */
                 PyErr_Clear();
                 return 0;
             }