diff --git a/Lib/test/test_dictviews.py b/Lib/test/test_dictviews.py
index 8821139eb3d..78561b76fe6 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_dictviews.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_dictviews.py
@@ -72,9 +72,18 @@ class DictSetTest(unittest.TestCase):
     def test_dict_repr(self):
         d = {1: 10, "a": "ABC"}
         self.assertTrue(isinstance(repr(d), str))
-        self.assertTrue(isinstance(repr(d.viewitems()), str))
-        self.assertTrue(isinstance(repr(d.viewkeys()), str))
-        self.assertTrue(isinstance(repr(d.viewvalues()), str))
+        r = repr(d.viewitems())
+        self.assertTrue(isinstance(r, str))
+        self.assertTrue(r == "dict_items([('a', 'ABC'), (1, 10)])" or
+                        r == "dict_items([(1, 10), ('a', 'ABC')])")
+        r = repr(d.viewkeys())
+        self.assertTrue(isinstance(r, str))
+        self.assertTrue(r == "dict_keys(['a', 1])" or
+                        r == "dict_keys([1, 'a'])")
+        r = repr(d.viewvalues())
+        self.assertTrue(isinstance(r, str))
+        self.assertTrue(r == "dict_values(['ABC', 10])" or
+                        r == "dict_values([10, 'ABC'])")
 
 
 def test_main():
diff --git a/Objects/dictobject.c b/Objects/dictobject.c
index 9f46dfafef4..b20d6f36e9a 100644
--- a/Objects/dictobject.c
+++ b/Objects/dictobject.c
@@ -2886,7 +2886,8 @@ dictview_repr(dictviewobject *dv)
 		return NULL;
 
 	seq_str = PyObject_Repr(seq);
-	result = PyString_FromFormat("%s(%s)", Py_TYPE(dv)->tp_name, seq_str);
+	result = PyString_FromFormat("%s(%s)", Py_TYPE(dv)->tp_name,
+				     PyString_AS_STRING(seq_str));
 	Py_DECREF(seq_str);
 	Py_DECREF(seq);
 	return result;