diff --git a/Objects/classobject.c b/Objects/classobject.c
index 622ca58..4522097 100644
--- a/Objects/classobject.c
+++ b/Objects/classobject.c
@@ -585,7 +585,8 @@
 	extern long _Py_RefTotal;
 #endif
 	_PyObject_GC_UNTRACK(inst);
-	PyObject_ClearWeakRefs((PyObject *) inst);
+	if (inst->in_weakreflist != NULL)
+		PyObject_ClearWeakRefs((PyObject *) inst);
 
 	/* Temporarily resurrect the object. */
 #ifdef Py_TRACE_REFS
@@ -2071,7 +2072,8 @@
 instancemethod_dealloc(register PyMethodObject *im)
 {
 	_PyObject_GC_UNTRACK(im);
-	PyObject_ClearWeakRefs((PyObject *)im);
+	if (im->im_weakreflist != NULL)
+		PyObject_ClearWeakRefs((PyObject *)im);
 	Py_DECREF(im->im_func);
 	Py_XDECREF(im->im_self);
 	Py_XDECREF(im->im_class);
diff --git a/Objects/funcobject.c b/Objects/funcobject.c
index 89dd7f9..d978c3f 100644
--- a/Objects/funcobject.c
+++ b/Objects/funcobject.c
@@ -270,7 +270,8 @@
 func_dealloc(PyFunctionObject *op)
 {
 	_PyObject_GC_UNTRACK(op);
-	PyObject_ClearWeakRefs((PyObject *) op);
+	if (op->func_weakreflist != NULL)
+		PyObject_ClearWeakRefs((PyObject *) op);
 	Py_DECREF(op->func_code);
 	Py_DECREF(op->func_globals);
 	Py_DECREF(op->func_name);