diff --git a/Python/pylifecycle.c b/Python/pylifecycle.c
index c2c9e90d056296..65e7f23e963b5f 100644
--- a/Python/pylifecycle.c
+++ b/Python/pylifecycle.c
@@ -1462,7 +1462,7 @@ finalize_restore_builtins(PyThreadState *tstate)
     }
     PyDict_Clear(interp->builtins);
     if (PyDict_Update(interp->builtins, interp->builtins_copy)) {
-        _PyErr_Clear(tstate);
+        PyErr_WriteUnraisable(NULL);
     }
     Py_XDECREF(dict);
 }