diff --git a/Python/pythonrun.c b/Python/pythonrun.c
index 0ab7165..1a7e01e 100644
--- a/Python/pythonrun.c
+++ b/Python/pythonrun.c
@@ -1111,7 +1111,13 @@
     if (PyInt_Check(value))
         exitcode = (int)PyInt_AsLong(value);
     else {
-        PyObject_Print(value, stderr, Py_PRINT_RAW);
+        PyObject *sys_stderr = PySys_GetObject("stderr");
+        if (sys_stderr != NULL && sys_stderr != Py_None) {
+            PyFile_WriteObject(value, sys_stderr, Py_PRINT_RAW);
+        } else {
+            PyObject_Print(value, stderr, Py_PRINT_RAW);
+            fflush(stderr);
+        }
         PySys_WriteStderr("\n");
         exitcode = 1;
     }