diff --git a/Doc/ACKS.txt b/Doc/ACKS.txt
index b64c65016c4..5636e057140 100644
--- a/Doc/ACKS.txt
+++ b/Doc/ACKS.txt
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ docs@python.org), and we'll be glad to correct the problem.
    * Thomas Lamb
    * Detlef Lannert
    * Piers Lauder
+   * Julia Lawall
    * Glyph Lefkowitz
    * Robert Lehmann
    * Marc-André Lemburg
diff --git a/Modules/_tkinter.c b/Modules/_tkinter.c
index 630ce7214f1..f6cd88d69c6 100644
--- a/Modules/_tkinter.c
+++ b/Modules/_tkinter.c
@@ -3133,8 +3133,10 @@ PyInit__tkinter(void)
 
     PyDict_SetItemString(d, "TkappType", (PyObject *)&Tkapp_Type);
 
-    if (PyType_Ready(&Tktt_Type) < 0)
+    if (PyType_Ready(&Tktt_Type) < 0) {
+        Py_DECREF(m);
         return NULL;
+    }
     PyDict_SetItemString(d, "TkttType", (PyObject *)&Tktt_Type);
 
     Py_TYPE(&PyTclObject_Type) = &PyType_Type;