diff --git a/Objects/moduleobject.c b/Objects/moduleobject.c
index 682171070ec..f509932a306 100644
--- a/Objects/moduleobject.c
+++ b/Objects/moduleobject.c
@@ -330,7 +330,8 @@ _PyModule_ClearDict(PyObject *d)
                     else
                         PyErr_Clear();
                 }
-                PyDict_SetItem(d, key, Py_None);
+                if (PyDict_SetItem(d, key, Py_None) != 0)
+                    PyErr_Clear();
             }
         }
     }
@@ -349,7 +350,8 @@ _PyModule_ClearDict(PyObject *d)
                     else
                         PyErr_Clear();
                 }
-                PyDict_SetItem(d, key, Py_None);
+                if (PyDict_SetItem(d, key, Py_None) != 0)
+                    PyErr_Clear();
             }
         }
     }