1 files changed, 3 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/source/blender/python/generic/bpy_threads.c b/source/blender/python/generic/bpy_threads.c
index 57eb3a82c44..54548b88d4f 100644
--- a/source/blender/python/generic/bpy_threads.c
+++ b/source/blender/python/generic/bpy_threads.c
@@ -29,10 +29,9 @@
 /* analogue of PyEval_SaveThread() */
 BPy_ThreadStatePtr BPY_thread_save(void)
 {
-  /* Use `_PyThreadState_UncheckedGet()`, instead of more canonical `PyGILState_Check()` or
-   * `PyThreadState_Get()`, to avoid a fatal error issued when a thread state is NULL (the thread
-   * state can be NULL when quitting Blender). */
-  if (_PyThreadState_UncheckedGet()) {
+  /* Don't use `PyThreadState_Get()`, to avoid a fatal error issued when a thread state is NULL
+   * (the thread state can be NULL when quitting Blender). */
+  if (PyGILState_Check()) {
     return (BPy_ThreadStatePtr)PyEval_SaveThread();
   }
   return NULL;