diff --git a/Parser/myreadline.c b/Parser/myreadline.c
index 56c343aa6d0..d6261398cb3 100644
--- a/Parser/myreadline.c
+++ b/Parser/myreadline.c
@@ -140,10 +140,12 @@ char *
 PyOS_Readline(prompt)
 	char *prompt;
 {
+	char *rv;
 	if (PyOS_ReadlineFunctionPointer == NULL) {
 			PyOS_ReadlineFunctionPointer = PyOS_StdioReadline;
 	}
 	Py_BEGIN_ALLOW_THREADS
-	return (*PyOS_ReadlineFunctionPointer)(prompt);
+	rv = (*PyOS_ReadlineFunctionPointer)(prompt);
 	Py_END_ALLOW_THREADS
+	return rv;
 }