diff --git a/Objects/rangeobject.c b/Objects/rangeobject.c
index 5ea5d6fb87d..cd5a804fd92 100644
--- a/Objects/rangeobject.c
+++ b/Objects/rangeobject.c
@@ -216,8 +216,8 @@ range_item(rangeobject *r, Py_ssize_t i)
         if (!PyErr_Occurred())
             PyErr_SetString(PyExc_IndexError,
                             "range object index out of range");
-            return NULL;
-        }
+        return NULL;
+    }
 
     /* XXX(nnorwitz): optimize for short ints. */
     rem = PyLong_FromSsize_t(i);