diff --git a/Lib/test/test_gc.py b/Lib/test/test_gc.py
index 904fc7d..8d806db 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_gc.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_gc.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import unittest
 from test.support import (verbose, refcount_test, run_unittest,
                           strip_python_stderr, cpython_only, start_threads,
-                          temp_dir, requires_type_collecting)
+                          temp_dir, requires_type_collecting, TESTFN, unlink)
 from test.support.script_helper import assert_python_ok, make_script
 
 import sys
@@ -708,6 +708,21 @@
             rc, out, err = assert_python_ok('-c', code)
             self.assertEqual(out.strip(), b'__del__ called')
 
+    @requires_type_collecting
+    def test_global_del_SystemExit(self):
+        code = """if 1:
+            class ClassWithDel:
+                def __del__(self):
+                    print('__del__ called')
+            a = ClassWithDel()
+            a.link = a
+            raise SystemExit(0)"""
+        self.addCleanup(unlink, TESTFN)
+        with open(TESTFN, 'w') as script:
+            script.write(code)
+        rc, out, err = assert_python_ok(TESTFN)
+        self.assertEqual(out.strip(), b'__del__ called')
+
     def test_get_stats(self):
         stats = gc.get_stats()
         self.assertEqual(len(stats), 3)
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core and Builtins/2018-06-25-16-54-05.bpo-24596.Rkwova.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core and Builtins/2018-06-25-16-54-05.bpo-24596.Rkwova.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1b33fd4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core and Builtins/2018-06-25-16-54-05.bpo-24596.Rkwova.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Decref the module object in :c:func:`PyRun_SimpleFileExFlags` before calling
+:c:func:`PyErr_Print()`.  Patch by Zackery Spytz.
diff --git a/Python/pythonrun.c b/Python/pythonrun.c
index 5cf7c33..bcd1ca9 100644
--- a/Python/pythonrun.c
+++ b/Python/pythonrun.c
@@ -431,6 +431,7 @@
     }
     flush_io();
     if (v == NULL) {
+        Py_CLEAR(m);
         PyErr_Print();
         goto done;
     }
@@ -439,7 +440,7 @@
   done:
     if (set_file_name && PyDict_DelItemString(d, "__file__"))
         PyErr_Clear();
-    Py_DECREF(m);
+    Py_XDECREF(m);
     return ret;
 }