diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core and Builtins/2020-03-15-13-51-10.bpo-39968.f-Xi39.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core and Builtins/2020-03-15-13-51-10.bpo-39968.f-Xi39.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6200bf52d1f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core and Builtins/2020-03-15-13-51-10.bpo-39968.f-Xi39.rst	
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Use inline function to replace extension modules' get_module_state macros.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Modules/_csv.c b/Modules/_csv.c
index f820f55d80c..968a3d0c7f8 100644
--- a/Modules/_csv.c
+++ b/Modules/_csv.c
@@ -21,21 +21,27 @@ typedef struct {
     long field_limit;   /* max parsed field size */
 } _csvstate;
 
-#define _csvstate(o) ((_csvstate *)PyModule_GetState(o))
+static inline _csvstate*
+get_csv_state(PyObject *module)
+{
+    void *state = PyModule_GetState(module);
+    assert(state != NULL);
+    return (_csvstate *)state;
+}
 
 static int
 _csv_clear(PyObject *m)
 {
-    Py_CLEAR(_csvstate(m)->error_obj);
-    Py_CLEAR(_csvstate(m)->dialects);
+    Py_CLEAR(get_csv_state(m)->error_obj);
+    Py_CLEAR(get_csv_state(m)->dialects);
     return 0;
 }
 
 static int
 _csv_traverse(PyObject *m, visitproc visit, void *arg)
 {
-    Py_VISIT(_csvstate(m)->error_obj);
-    Py_VISIT(_csvstate(m)->dialects);
+    Py_VISIT(get_csv_state(m)->error_obj);
+    Py_VISIT(get_csv_state(m)->dialects);
     return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1647,15 +1653,15 @@ PyInit__csv(void)
         return NULL;
 
     /* Set the field limit */
-    _csvstate(module)->field_limit = 128 * 1024;
+    get_csv_state(module)->field_limit = 128 * 1024;
     /* Do I still need to add this var to the Module Dict? */
 
     /* Add _dialects dictionary */
-    _csvstate(module)->dialects = PyDict_New();
-    if (_csvstate(module)->dialects == NULL)
+    get_csv_state(module)->dialects = PyDict_New();
+    if (get_csv_state(module)->dialects == NULL)
         return NULL;
-    Py_INCREF(_csvstate(module)->dialects);
-    if (PyModule_AddObject(module, "_dialects", _csvstate(module)->dialects))
+    Py_INCREF(get_csv_state(module)->dialects);
+    if (PyModule_AddObject(module, "_dialects", get_csv_state(module)->dialects))
         return NULL;
 
     /* Add quote styles into dictionary */
@@ -1671,10 +1677,10 @@ PyInit__csv(void)
         return NULL;
 
     /* Add the CSV exception object to the module. */
-    _csvstate(module)->error_obj = PyErr_NewException("_csv.Error", NULL, NULL);
-    if (_csvstate(module)->error_obj == NULL)
+    get_csv_state(module)->error_obj = PyErr_NewException("_csv.Error", NULL, NULL);
+    if (get_csv_state(module)->error_obj == NULL)
         return NULL;
-    Py_INCREF(_csvstate(module)->error_obj);
-    PyModule_AddObject(module, "Error", _csvstate(module)->error_obj);
+    Py_INCREF(get_csv_state(module)->error_obj);
+    PyModule_AddObject(module, "Error", get_csv_state(module)->error_obj);
     return module;
 }
diff --git a/Modules/_curses_panel.c b/Modules/_curses_panel.c
index c18af7eebd8..77a6a14ed20 100644
--- a/Modules/_curses_panel.c
+++ b/Modules/_curses_panel.c
@@ -21,19 +21,25 @@ typedef struct {
     PyObject *PyCursesPanel_Type;
 } _curses_panelstate;
 
-#define _curses_panelstate(o) ((_curses_panelstate *)PyModule_GetState(o))
+static inline _curses_panelstate*
+get_curses_panelstate(PyObject *module)
+{
+    void *state = PyModule_GetState(module);
+    assert(state != NULL);
+    return (_curses_panelstate *)state;
+}
 
 static int
 _curses_panel_clear(PyObject *m)
 {
-    Py_CLEAR(_curses_panelstate(m)->PyCursesError);
+    Py_CLEAR(get_curses_panelstate(m)->PyCursesError);
     return 0;
 }
 
 static int
 _curses_panel_traverse(PyObject *m, visitproc visit, void *arg)
 {
-    Py_VISIT(_curses_panelstate(m)->PyCursesError);
+    Py_VISIT(get_curses_panelstate(m)->PyCursesError);
     return 0;
 }
 
@@ -645,15 +651,15 @@ PyInit__curses_panel(void)
     if (v == NULL)
         goto fail;
     ((PyTypeObject *)v)->tp_new = NULL;
-    _curses_panelstate(m)->PyCursesPanel_Type = v;
+    get_curses_panelstate(m)->PyCursesPanel_Type = v;
 
     import_curses();
     if (PyErr_Occurred())
         goto fail;
 
     /* For exception _curses_panel.error */
-    _curses_panelstate(m)->PyCursesError = PyErr_NewException("_curses_panel.error", NULL, NULL);
-    PyDict_SetItemString(d, "error", _curses_panelstate(m)->PyCursesError);
+    get_curses_panelstate(m)->PyCursesError = PyErr_NewException("_curses_panel.error", NULL, NULL);
+    PyDict_SetItemString(d, "error", get_curses_panelstate(m)->PyCursesError);
 
     /* Make the version available */
     v = PyUnicode_FromString(PyCursesVersion);
@@ -661,8 +667,9 @@ PyInit__curses_panel(void)
     PyDict_SetItemString(d, "__version__", v);
     Py_DECREF(v);
 
-    Py_INCREF(_curses_panelstate(m)->PyCursesPanel_Type);
-    PyModule_AddObject(m, "panel", (PyObject *)_curses_panelstate(m)->PyCursesPanel_Type);
+    Py_INCREF(get_curses_panelstate(m)->PyCursesPanel_Type);
+    PyModule_AddObject(m, "panel",
+                       (PyObject *)get_curses_panelstate(m)->PyCursesPanel_Type);
     return m;
   fail:
     Py_XDECREF(m);
diff --git a/Modules/_elementtree.c b/Modules/_elementtree.c
index 2d6f26b3df0..d2cad894481 100644
--- a/Modules/_elementtree.c
+++ b/Modules/_elementtree.c
@@ -101,7 +101,13 @@ static struct PyModuleDef elementtreemodule;
 /* Given a module object (assumed to be _elementtree), get its per-module
  * state.
  */
-#define ET_STATE(mod) ((elementtreestate *) PyModule_GetState(mod))
+static inline elementtreestate*
+get_elementtree_state(PyObject *module)
+{
+    void *state = PyModule_GetState(module);
+    assert(state != NULL);
+    return (elementtreestate *)state;
+}
 
 /* Find the module instance imported in the currently running sub-interpreter
  * and get its state.
@@ -112,7 +118,7 @@ static struct PyModuleDef elementtreemodule;
 static int
 elementtree_clear(PyObject *m)
 {
-    elementtreestate *st = ET_STATE(m);
+    elementtreestate *st = get_elementtree_state(m);
     Py_CLEAR(st->parseerror_obj);
     Py_CLEAR(st->deepcopy_obj);
     Py_CLEAR(st->elementpath_obj);
@@ -124,7 +130,7 @@ elementtree_clear(PyObject *m)
 static int
 elementtree_traverse(PyObject *m, visitproc visit, void *arg)
 {
-    elementtreestate *st = ET_STATE(m);
+    elementtreestate *st = get_elementtree_state(m);
     Py_VISIT(st->parseerror_obj);
     Py_VISIT(st->deepcopy_obj);
     Py_VISIT(st->elementpath_obj);
@@ -4377,7 +4383,7 @@ PyInit__elementtree(void)
     m = PyModule_Create(&elementtreemodule);
     if (!m)
         return NULL;
-    st = ET_STATE(m);
+    st = get_elementtree_state(m);
 
     if (!(temp = PyImport_ImportModule("copy")))
         return NULL;
diff --git a/Modules/_hashopenssl.c b/Modules/_hashopenssl.c
index 360e444e7f4..1782636dbc6 100644
--- a/Modules/_hashopenssl.c
+++ b/Modules/_hashopenssl.c
@@ -52,7 +52,14 @@ typedef struct {
     PyTypeObject *EVPtype;
 } _hashlibstate;
 
-#define _hashlibstate(o) ((_hashlibstate *)PyModule_GetState(o))
+static inline _hashlibstate*
+get_hashlib_state(PyObject *module)
+{
+    void *state = PyModule_GetState(module);
+    assert(state != NULL);
+    return (_hashlibstate *)state;
+}
+
 #define _hashlibstate_global ((_hashlibstate *)PyModule_GetState(PyState_FindModule(&_hashlibmodule)))
 
 
@@ -1112,7 +1119,7 @@ static struct PyMethodDef EVP_functions[] = {
 static int
 hashlib_traverse(PyObject *m, visitproc visit, void *arg)
 {
-    _hashlibstate *state = _hashlibstate(m);
+    _hashlibstate *state = get_hashlib_state(m);
     Py_VISIT(state->EVPtype);
     return 0;
 }
@@ -1120,7 +1127,7 @@ hashlib_traverse(PyObject *m, visitproc visit, void *arg)
 static int
 hashlib_clear(PyObject *m)
 {
-    _hashlibstate *state = _hashlibstate(m);
+    _hashlibstate *state = get_hashlib_state(m);
     Py_CLEAR(state->EVPtype);
     return 0;
 }
@@ -1168,7 +1175,7 @@ PyInit__hashlib(void)
     PyTypeObject *EVPtype = (PyTypeObject *)PyType_FromSpec(&EVPtype_spec);
     if (EVPtype == NULL)
         return NULL;
-    _hashlibstate(m)->EVPtype = EVPtype;
+    get_hashlib_state(m)->EVPtype = EVPtype;
 
     openssl_md_meth_names = generate_hash_name_list();
     if (openssl_md_meth_names == NULL) {
@@ -1180,8 +1187,8 @@ PyInit__hashlib(void)
         return NULL;
     }
 
-    Py_INCREF((PyObject *)_hashlibstate(m)->EVPtype);
-    PyModule_AddObject(m, "HASH", (PyObject *)_hashlibstate(m)->EVPtype);
+    Py_INCREF((PyObject *)get_hashlib_state(m)->EVPtype);
+    PyModule_AddObject(m, "HASH", (PyObject *)get_hashlib_state(m)->EVPtype);
 
     PyState_AddModule(m, &_hashlibmodule);
     return m;
diff --git a/Modules/_io/_iomodule.c b/Modules/_io/_iomodule.c
index 534d7de103e..5ceae62f57a 100644
--- a/Modules/_io/_iomodule.c
+++ b/Modules/_io/_iomodule.c
@@ -573,13 +573,20 @@ PyNumber_AsOff_t(PyObject *item, PyObject *err)
     return result;
 }
 
+static inline _PyIO_State*
+get_io_state(PyObject *module)
+{
+    void *state = PyModule_GetState(module);
+    assert(state != NULL);
+    return (_PyIO_State *)state;
+}
 
 _PyIO_State *
 _PyIO_get_module_state(void)
 {
     PyObject *mod = PyState_FindModule(&_PyIO_Module);
     _PyIO_State *state;
-    if (mod == NULL || (state = IO_MOD_STATE(mod)) == NULL) {
+    if (mod == NULL || (state = get_io_state(mod)) == NULL) {
         PyErr_SetString(PyExc_RuntimeError,
                         "could not find io module state "
                         "(interpreter shutdown?)");
@@ -615,7 +622,7 @@ _PyIO_get_locale_module(_PyIO_State *state)
 
 static int
 iomodule_traverse(PyObject *mod, visitproc visit, void *arg) {
-    _PyIO_State *state = IO_MOD_STATE(mod);
+    _PyIO_State *state = get_io_state(mod);
     if (!state->initialized)
         return 0;
     if (state->locale_module != NULL) {
@@ -628,7 +635,7 @@ iomodule_traverse(PyObject *mod, visitproc visit, void *arg) {
 
 static int
 iomodule_clear(PyObject *mod) {
-    _PyIO_State *state = IO_MOD_STATE(mod);
+    _PyIO_State *state = get_io_state(mod);
     if (!state->initialized)
         return 0;
     if (state->locale_module != NULL)
@@ -674,7 +681,7 @@ PyInit__io(void)
     _PyIO_State *state = NULL;
     if (m == NULL)
         return NULL;
-    state = IO_MOD_STATE(m);
+    state = get_io_state(m);
     state->initialized = 0;
 
 #define ADD_TYPE(type, name) \
diff --git a/Modules/_posixsubprocess.c b/Modules/_posixsubprocess.c
index f9919c3ab4f..7d5a7fe17c0 100644
--- a/Modules/_posixsubprocess.c
+++ b/Modules/_posixsubprocess.c
@@ -68,8 +68,15 @@ typedef struct {
 
 static struct PyModuleDef _posixsubprocessmodule;
 
-#define _posixsubprocessstate(o) ((_posixsubprocessstate *)PyModule_GetState(o))
-#define _posixsubprocessstate_global _posixsubprocessstate(PyState_FindModule(&_posixsubprocessmodule))
+static inline _posixsubprocessstate*
+get_posixsubprocess_state(PyObject *module)
+{
+    void *state = PyModule_GetState(module);
+    assert(state != NULL);
+    return (_posixsubprocessstate *)state;
+}
+
+#define _posixsubprocessstate_global get_posixsubprocess_state(PyState_FindModule(&_posixsubprocessmodule))
 
 /* If gc was disabled, call gc.enable().  Return 0 on success. */
 static int
@@ -944,16 +951,16 @@ static PyMethodDef module_methods[] = {
 
 
 static int _posixsubprocess_traverse(PyObject *m, visitproc visit, void *arg) {
-    Py_VISIT(_posixsubprocessstate(m)->disable);
-    Py_VISIT(_posixsubprocessstate(m)->enable);
-    Py_VISIT(_posixsubprocessstate(m)->isenabled);
+    Py_VISIT(get_posixsubprocess_state(m)->disable);
+    Py_VISIT(get_posixsubprocess_state(m)->enable);
+    Py_VISIT(get_posixsubprocess_state(m)->isenabled);
     return 0;
 }
 
 static int _posixsubprocess_clear(PyObject *m) {
-    Py_CLEAR(_posixsubprocessstate(m)->disable);
-    Py_CLEAR(_posixsubprocessstate(m)->enable);
-    Py_CLEAR(_posixsubprocessstate(m)->isenabled);
+    Py_CLEAR(get_posixsubprocess_state(m)->disable);
+    Py_CLEAR(get_posixsubprocess_state(m)->enable);
+    Py_CLEAR(get_posixsubprocess_state(m)->isenabled);
     return 0;
 }
 
@@ -989,9 +996,9 @@ PyInit__posixsubprocess(void)
       return NULL;
     }
 
-    _posixsubprocessstate(m)->disable = PyUnicode_InternFromString("disable");
-    _posixsubprocessstate(m)->enable = PyUnicode_InternFromString("enable");
-    _posixsubprocessstate(m)->isenabled = PyUnicode_InternFromString("isenabled");
+    get_posixsubprocess_state(m)->disable = PyUnicode_InternFromString("disable");
+    get_posixsubprocess_state(m)->enable = PyUnicode_InternFromString("enable");
+    get_posixsubprocess_state(m)->isenabled = PyUnicode_InternFromString("isenabled");
 
     PyState_AddModule(m, &_posixsubprocessmodule);
     return m;
diff --git a/Modules/_randommodule.c b/Modules/_randommodule.c
index 7a8871868e6..90762758f93 100644
--- a/Modules/_randommodule.c
+++ b/Modules/_randommodule.c
@@ -84,11 +84,17 @@ typedef struct {
     PyObject *Long___abs__;
 } _randomstate;
 
-#define _randomstate(o) ((_randomstate *)PyModule_GetState(o))
+static inline _randomstate*
+get_random_state(PyObject *module)
+{
+    void *state = PyModule_GetState(module);
+    assert(state != NULL);
+    return (_randomstate *)state;
+}
 
 static struct PyModuleDef _randommodule;
 
-#define _randomstate_global _randomstate(PyState_FindModule(&_randommodule))
+#define _randomstate_global get_random_state(PyState_FindModule(&_randommodule))
 
 typedef struct {
     PyObject_HEAD
@@ -561,15 +567,15 @@ PyDoc_STRVAR(module_doc,
 static int
 _random_traverse(PyObject *module, visitproc visit, void *arg)
 {
-    Py_VISIT(_randomstate(module)->Random_Type);
+    Py_VISIT(get_random_state(module)->Random_Type);
     return 0;
 }
 
 static int
 _random_clear(PyObject *module)
 {
-    Py_CLEAR(_randomstate(module)->Random_Type);
-    Py_CLEAR(_randomstate(module)->Long___abs__);
+    Py_CLEAR(get_random_state(module)->Random_Type);
+    Py_CLEAR(get_random_state(module)->Long___abs__);
     return 0;
 }
 
@@ -606,7 +612,7 @@ PyInit__random(void)
         Py_DECREF(Random_Type);
         return NULL;
     }
-    _randomstate(m)->Random_Type = Random_Type;
+    get_random_state(m)->Random_Type = Random_Type;
 
     Py_INCREF(Random_Type);
     PyModule_AddObject(m, "Random", Random_Type);
@@ -624,7 +630,7 @@ PyInit__random(void)
 
     Py_DECREF(longtype);
     Py_DECREF(longval);
-    _randomstate(m)->Long___abs__ = abs;
+    get_random_state(m)->Long___abs__ = abs;
 
     return m;
 
diff --git a/Modules/_struct.c b/Modules/_struct.c
index eed3659ed88..b4b52a754fc 100644
--- a/Modules/_struct.c
+++ b/Modules/_struct.c
@@ -20,11 +20,17 @@ typedef struct {
     PyObject *StructError;
 } _structmodulestate;
 
-#define _structmodulestate(o) ((_structmodulestate *)PyModule_GetState(o))
+static inline _structmodulestate*
+get_struct_state(PyObject *module)
+{
+    void *state = PyModule_GetState(module);
+    assert(state != NULL);
+    return (_structmodulestate *)state;
+}
 
 static struct PyModuleDef _structmodule;
 
-#define _structmodulestate_global _structmodulestate(PyState_FindModule(&_structmodule))
+#define _structmodulestate_global get_struct_state(PyState_FindModule(&_structmodule))
 
 /* The translation function for each format character is table driven */
 typedef struct _formatdef {
@@ -2310,18 +2316,24 @@ The variable struct.error is an exception raised on errors.\n");
 static int
 _structmodule_traverse(PyObject *module, visitproc visit, void *arg)
 {
-    Py_VISIT(_structmodulestate(module)->PyStructType);
-    Py_VISIT(_structmodulestate(module)->unpackiter_type);
-    Py_VISIT(_structmodulestate(module)->StructError);
+    _structmodulestate *state = (_structmodulestate *)PyModule_GetState(module);
+    if (state) {
+        Py_VISIT(state->PyStructType);
+        Py_VISIT(state->unpackiter_type);
+        Py_VISIT(state->StructError);
+    }
     return 0;
 }
 
 static int
 _structmodule_clear(PyObject *module)
 {
-    Py_CLEAR(_structmodulestate(module)->PyStructType);
-    Py_CLEAR(_structmodulestate(module)->unpackiter_type);
-    Py_CLEAR(_structmodulestate(module)->StructError);
+    _structmodulestate *state = (_structmodulestate *)PyModule_GetState(module);
+    if (state) {
+        Py_CLEAR(state->PyStructType);
+        Py_CLEAR(state->unpackiter_type);
+        Py_CLEAR(state->StructError);
+    }
     return 0;
 }
 
@@ -2358,13 +2370,13 @@ PyInit__struct(void)
     }
     Py_INCREF(PyStructType);
     PyModule_AddObject(m, "Struct", PyStructType);
-    _structmodulestate(m)->PyStructType = PyStructType;
+    get_struct_state(m)->PyStructType = PyStructType;
 
     PyObject *unpackiter_type = PyType_FromSpec(&unpackiter_type_spec);
     if (unpackiter_type == NULL) {
         return NULL;
     }
-    _structmodulestate(m)->unpackiter_type = unpackiter_type;
+    get_struct_state(m)->unpackiter_type = unpackiter_type;
 
     /* Check endian and swap in faster functions */
     {
@@ -2411,7 +2423,7 @@ PyInit__struct(void)
         return NULL;
     Py_INCREF(StructError);
     PyModule_AddObject(m, "error", StructError);
-    _structmodulestate(m)->StructError = StructError;
+    get_struct_state(m)->StructError = StructError;
 
     return m;
 }
diff --git a/Modules/atexitmodule.c b/Modules/atexitmodule.c
index 1d6d6e53cfb..c150e4429d5 100644
--- a/Modules/atexitmodule.c
+++ b/Modules/atexitmodule.c
@@ -28,7 +28,13 @@ typedef struct {
     int callback_len;
 } atexitmodule_state;
 
-#define GET_ATEXIT_STATE(mod) ((atexitmodule_state*)PyModule_GetState(mod))
+static inline atexitmodule_state*
+get_atexit_state(PyObject *module)
+{
+    void *state = PyModule_GetState(module);
+    assert(state != NULL);
+    return (atexitmodule_state *)state;
+}
 
 
 static void
@@ -72,7 +78,7 @@ atexit_callfuncs(PyObject *module)
 
     if (module == NULL)
         return;
-    modstate = GET_ATEXIT_STATE(module);
+    modstate = get_atexit_state(module);
 
     if (modstate->ncallbacks == 0)
         return;
@@ -130,7 +136,7 @@ atexit_register(PyObject *self, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
     atexit_callback *new_callback;
     PyObject *func = NULL;
 
-    modstate = GET_ATEXIT_STATE(self);
+    modstate = get_atexit_state(self);
 
     if (modstate->ncallbacks >= modstate->callback_len) {
         atexit_callback **r;
@@ -197,7 +203,7 @@ Clear the list of previously registered exit functions.");
 static PyObject *
 atexit_clear(PyObject *self, PyObject *unused)
 {
-    atexit_cleanup(GET_ATEXIT_STATE(self));
+    atexit_cleanup(get_atexit_state(self));
     Py_RETURN_NONE;
 }
 
@@ -211,7 +217,7 @@ atexit_ncallbacks(PyObject *self, PyObject *unused)
 {
     atexitmodule_state *modstate;
 
-    modstate = GET_ATEXIT_STATE(self);
+    modstate = get_atexit_state(self);
 
     return PyLong_FromSsize_t(modstate->ncallbacks);
 }
@@ -222,7 +228,7 @@ atexit_m_traverse(PyObject *self, visitproc visit, void *arg)
     int i;
     atexitmodule_state *modstate;
 
-    modstate = GET_ATEXIT_STATE(self);
+    modstate = (atexitmodule_state *)PyModule_GetState(self);
     if (modstate != NULL) {
         for (i = 0; i < modstate->ncallbacks; i++) {
             atexit_callback *cb = modstate->atexit_callbacks[i];
@@ -240,7 +246,7 @@ static int
 atexit_m_clear(PyObject *self)
 {
     atexitmodule_state *modstate;
-    modstate = GET_ATEXIT_STATE(self);
+    modstate = (atexitmodule_state *)PyModule_GetState(self);
     if (modstate != NULL) {
         atexit_cleanup(modstate);
     }
@@ -251,7 +257,7 @@ static void
 atexit_free(PyObject *m)
 {
     atexitmodule_state *modstate;
-    modstate = GET_ATEXIT_STATE(m);
+    modstate = (atexitmodule_state *)PyModule_GetState(m);
     if (modstate != NULL) {
         atexit_cleanup(modstate);
         PyMem_Free(modstate->atexit_callbacks);
@@ -273,7 +279,7 @@ atexit_unregister(PyObject *self, PyObject *func)
     atexit_callback *cb;
     int i, eq;
 
-    modstate = GET_ATEXIT_STATE(self);
+    modstate = get_atexit_state(self);
 
     for (i = 0; i < modstate->ncallbacks; i++)
     {
@@ -318,7 +324,7 @@ static int
 atexit_exec(PyObject *m) {
     atexitmodule_state *modstate;
 
-    modstate = GET_ATEXIT_STATE(m);
+    modstate = get_atexit_state(m);
     modstate->callback_len = 32;
     modstate->ncallbacks = 0;
     modstate->atexit_callbacks = PyMem_New(atexit_callback*,
diff --git a/Modules/grpmodule.c b/Modules/grpmodule.c
index 0e2801fce50..cdb3ae859b3 100644
--- a/Modules/grpmodule.c
+++ b/Modules/grpmodule.c
@@ -37,8 +37,16 @@ static PyStructSequence_Desc struct_group_type_desc = {
 typedef struct {
   PyTypeObject *StructGrpType;
 } grpmodulestate;
-#define modulestate(o) ((grpmodulestate *)PyModule_GetState(o))
-#define modulestate_global modulestate(PyState_FindModule(&grpmodule))
+
+static inline grpmodulestate*
+get_grp_state(PyObject *module)
+{
+    void *state = PyModule_GetState(module);
+    assert(state != NULL);
+    return (grpmodulestate *)state;
+}
+
+#define modulestate_global get_grp_state(PyState_FindModule(&grpmodule))
 
 static struct PyModuleDef grpmodule;
 
@@ -320,12 +328,12 @@ according to the password database.  Check both databases to get\n\
 complete membership information.)");
 
 static int grpmodule_traverse(PyObject *m, visitproc visit, void *arg) {
-    Py_VISIT(modulestate(m)->StructGrpType);
+    Py_VISIT(get_grp_state(m)->StructGrpType);
     return 0;
 }
 
 static int grpmodule_clear(PyObject *m) {
-    Py_CLEAR(modulestate(m)->StructGrpType);
+    Py_CLEAR(get_grp_state(m)->StructGrpType);
     return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/Modules/posixmodule.c b/Modules/posixmodule.c
index dc76bb2386e..ffee87cbf11 100644
--- a/Modules/posixmodule.c
+++ b/Modules/posixmodule.c
@@ -842,7 +842,14 @@ typedef struct {
 
 static struct PyModuleDef posixmodule;
 
-#define _posixstate(o) ((_posixstate *)PyModule_GetState(o))
+static inline _posixstate*
+get_posix_state(PyObject *module)
+{
+    void *state = PyModule_GetState(module);
+    assert(state != NULL);
+    return (_posixstate *)state;
+}
+
 #define _posixstate_global ((_posixstate *)PyModule_GetState(PyState_FindModule(&posixmodule)))
 
 /*
@@ -2103,48 +2110,48 @@ statresult_new(PyTypeObject *type, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwds)
 static int
 _posix_clear(PyObject *module)
 {
-    Py_CLEAR(_posixstate(module)->billion);
-    Py_CLEAR(_posixstate(module)->DirEntryType);
-    Py_CLEAR(_posixstate(module)->ScandirIteratorType);
+    Py_CLEAR(get_posix_state(module)->billion);
+    Py_CLEAR(get_posix_state(module)->DirEntryType);
+    Py_CLEAR(get_posix_state(module)->ScandirIteratorType);
 #if defined(HAVE_SCHED_SETPARAM) || defined(HAVE_SCHED_SETSCHEDULER) || defined(POSIX_SPAWN_SETSCHEDULER) || defined(POSIX_SPAWN_SETSCHEDPARAM)
-    Py_CLEAR(_posixstate(module)->SchedParamType);
+    Py_CLEAR(get_posix_state(module)->SchedParamType);
 #endif
-    Py_CLEAR(_posixstate(module)->StatResultType);
-    Py_CLEAR(_posixstate(module)->StatVFSResultType);
-    Py_CLEAR(_posixstate(module)->TerminalSizeType);
-    Py_CLEAR(_posixstate(module)->TimesResultType);
-    Py_CLEAR(_posixstate(module)->UnameResultType);
+    Py_CLEAR(get_posix_state(module)->StatResultType);
+    Py_CLEAR(get_posix_state(module)->StatVFSResultType);
+    Py_CLEAR(get_posix_state(module)->TerminalSizeType);
+    Py_CLEAR(get_posix_state(module)->TimesResultType);
+    Py_CLEAR(get_posix_state(module)->UnameResultType);
 #if defined(HAVE_WAITID) && !defined(__APPLE__)
-    Py_CLEAR(_posixstate(module)->WaitidResultType);
+    Py_CLEAR(get_posix_state(module)->WaitidResultType);
 #endif
 #if defined(HAVE_WAIT3) || defined(HAVE_WAIT4)
-    Py_CLEAR(_posixstate(module)->struct_rusage);
+    Py_CLEAR(get_posix_state(module)->struct_rusage);
 #endif
-    Py_CLEAR(_posixstate(module)->st_mode);
+    Py_CLEAR(get_posix_state(module)->st_mode);
     return 0;
 }
 
 static int
 _posix_traverse(PyObject *module, visitproc visit, void *arg)
 {
-    Py_VISIT(_posixstate(module)->billion);
-    Py_VISIT(_posixstate(module)->DirEntryType);
-    Py_VISIT(_posixstate(module)->ScandirIteratorType);
+    Py_VISIT(get_posix_state(module)->billion);
+    Py_VISIT(get_posix_state(module)->DirEntryType);
+    Py_VISIT(get_posix_state(module)->ScandirIteratorType);
 #if defined(HAVE_SCHED_SETPARAM) || defined(HAVE_SCHED_SETSCHEDULER) || defined(POSIX_SPAWN_SETSCHEDULER) || defined(POSIX_SPAWN_SETSCHEDPARAM)
-    Py_VISIT(_posixstate(module)->SchedParamType);
+    Py_VISIT(get_posix_state(module)->SchedParamType);
 #endif
-    Py_VISIT(_posixstate(module)->StatResultType);
-    Py_VISIT(_posixstate(module)->StatVFSResultType);
-    Py_VISIT(_posixstate(module)->TerminalSizeType);
-    Py_VISIT(_posixstate(module)->TimesResultType);
-    Py_VISIT(_posixstate(module)->UnameResultType);
+    Py_VISIT(get_posix_state(module)->StatResultType);
+    Py_VISIT(get_posix_state(module)->StatVFSResultType);
+    Py_VISIT(get_posix_state(module)->TerminalSizeType);
+    Py_VISIT(get_posix_state(module)->TimesResultType);
+    Py_VISIT(get_posix_state(module)->UnameResultType);
 #if defined(HAVE_WAITID) && !defined(__APPLE__)
-    Py_VISIT(_posixstate(module)->WaitidResultType);
+    Py_VISIT(get_posix_state(module)->WaitidResultType);
 #endif
 #if defined(HAVE_WAIT3) || defined(HAVE_WAIT4)
-    Py_VISIT(_posixstate(module)->struct_rusage);
+    Py_VISIT(get_posix_state(module)->struct_rusage);
 #endif
-    Py_VISIT(_posixstate(module)->st_mode);
+    Py_VISIT(get_posix_state(module)->st_mode);
     return 0;
 }
 
@@ -4673,7 +4680,7 @@ os_uname_impl(PyObject *module)
     if (res < 0)
         return posix_error();
 
-    PyObject *UnameResultType = _posixstate(module)->UnameResultType;
+    PyObject *UnameResultType = get_posix_state(module)->UnameResultType;
     value = PyStructSequence_New((PyTypeObject *)UnameResultType);
     if (value == NULL)
         return NULL;
@@ -7840,7 +7847,7 @@ os_waitid_impl(PyObject *module, idtype_t idtype, id_t id, int options)
     if (si.si_pid == 0)
         Py_RETURN_NONE;
 
-    PyObject *WaitidResultType = _posixstate(module)->WaitidResultType;
+    PyObject *WaitidResultType = get_posix_state(module)->WaitidResultType;
     result = PyStructSequence_New((PyTypeObject *)WaitidResultType);
     if (!result)
         return NULL;
@@ -12407,7 +12414,7 @@ get_terminal_size(PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
     }
 #endif /* TERMSIZE_USE_CONIO */
 
-    PyObject *TerminalSizeType = _posixstate(self)->TerminalSizeType;
+    PyObject *TerminalSizeType = get_posix_state(self)->TerminalSizeType;
     termsize = PyStructSequence_New((PyTypeObject *)TerminalSizeType);
     if (termsize == NULL)
         return NULL;
@@ -13425,7 +13432,7 @@ os_scandir_impl(PyObject *module, path_t *path)
         return NULL;
     }
 
-    PyObject *ScandirIteratorType = _posixstate(module)->ScandirIteratorType;
+    PyObject *ScandirIteratorType = get_posix_state(module)->ScandirIteratorType;
     iterator = PyObject_New(ScandirIterator, (PyTypeObject *)ScandirIteratorType);
     if (!iterator)
         return NULL;
@@ -14643,7 +14650,7 @@ INITFUNC(void)
     }
     Py_INCREF(WaitidResultType);
     PyModule_AddObject(m, "waitid_result", WaitidResultType);
-    _posixstate(m)->WaitidResultType = WaitidResultType;
+    get_posix_state(m)->WaitidResultType = WaitidResultType;
 #endif
 
     stat_result_desc.name = "os.stat_result"; /* see issue #19209 */
@@ -14656,7 +14663,7 @@ INITFUNC(void)
     }
     Py_INCREF(StatResultType);
     PyModule_AddObject(m, "stat_result", StatResultType);
-    _posixstate(m)->StatResultType = StatResultType;
+    get_posix_state(m)->StatResultType = StatResultType;
     structseq_new = ((PyTypeObject *)StatResultType)->tp_new;
     ((PyTypeObject *)StatResultType)->tp_new = statresult_new;
 
@@ -14667,7 +14674,7 @@ INITFUNC(void)
     }
     Py_INCREF(StatVFSResultType);
     PyModule_AddObject(m, "statvfs_result", StatVFSResultType);
-    _posixstate(m)->StatVFSResultType = StatVFSResultType;
+    get_posix_state(m)->StatVFSResultType = StatVFSResultType;
 #ifdef NEED_TICKS_PER_SECOND
 #  if defined(HAVE_SYSCONF) && defined(_SC_CLK_TCK)
     ticks_per_second = sysconf(_SC_CLK_TCK);
@@ -14686,7 +14693,7 @@ INITFUNC(void)
     }
     Py_INCREF(SchedParamType);
     PyModule_AddObject(m, "sched_param", SchedParamType);
-    _posixstate(m)->SchedParamType = SchedParamType;
+    get_posix_state(m)->SchedParamType = SchedParamType;
     ((PyTypeObject *)SchedParamType)->tp_new = os_sched_param;
 #endif
 
@@ -14697,14 +14704,14 @@ INITFUNC(void)
     }
     Py_INCREF(TerminalSizeType);
     PyModule_AddObject(m, "terminal_size", TerminalSizeType);
-    _posixstate(m)->TerminalSizeType = TerminalSizeType;
+    get_posix_state(m)->TerminalSizeType = TerminalSizeType;
 
     /* initialize scandir types */
     PyObject *ScandirIteratorType = PyType_FromSpec(&ScandirIteratorType_spec);
     if (ScandirIteratorType == NULL) {
         return NULL;
     }
-    _posixstate(m)->ScandirIteratorType = ScandirIteratorType;
+    get_posix_state(m)->ScandirIteratorType = ScandirIteratorType;
 
     PyObject *DirEntryType = PyType_FromSpec(&DirEntryType_spec);
     if (DirEntryType == NULL) {
@@ -14712,7 +14719,7 @@ INITFUNC(void)
     }
     Py_INCREF(DirEntryType);
     PyModule_AddObject(m, "DirEntry", DirEntryType);
-    _posixstate(m)->DirEntryType = DirEntryType;
+    get_posix_state(m)->DirEntryType = DirEntryType;
 
     times_result_desc.name = MODNAME ".times_result";
     PyObject *TimesResultType = (PyObject *)PyStructSequence_NewType(&times_result_desc);
@@ -14721,7 +14728,7 @@ INITFUNC(void)
     }
     Py_INCREF(TimesResultType);
     PyModule_AddObject(m, "times_result", TimesResultType);
-    _posixstate(m)->TimesResultType = TimesResultType;
+    get_posix_state(m)->TimesResultType = TimesResultType;
 
     PyTypeObject *UnameResultType = PyStructSequence_NewType(&uname_result_desc);
     if (UnameResultType == NULL) {
@@ -14729,7 +14736,7 @@ INITFUNC(void)
     }
     Py_INCREF(UnameResultType);
     PyModule_AddObject(m, "uname_result", (PyObject *)UnameResultType);
-    _posixstate(m)->UnameResultType = (PyObject *)UnameResultType;
+    get_posix_state(m)->UnameResultType = (PyObject *)UnameResultType;
 
 #ifdef __APPLE__
     /*
@@ -14769,15 +14776,15 @@ INITFUNC(void)
 
 #endif /* __APPLE__ */
 
-    if ((_posixstate(m)->billion = PyLong_FromLong(1000000000)) == NULL)
+    if ((get_posix_state(m)->billion = PyLong_FromLong(1000000000)) == NULL)
         return NULL;
 #if defined(HAVE_WAIT3) || defined(HAVE_WAIT4)
-    _posixstate(m)->struct_rusage = PyUnicode_InternFromString("struct_rusage");
-    if (_posixstate(m)->struct_rusage == NULL)
+    get_posix_state(m)->struct_rusage = PyUnicode_InternFromString("struct_rusage");
+    if (get_posix_state(m)->struct_rusage == NULL)
         return NULL;
 #endif
-    _posixstate(m)->st_mode = PyUnicode_InternFromString("st_mode");
-    if (_posixstate(m)->st_mode == NULL)
+    get_posix_state(m)->st_mode = PyUnicode_InternFromString("st_mode");
+    if (get_posix_state(m)->st_mode == NULL)
         return NULL;
 
     /* suppress "function not used" warnings */
diff --git a/Modules/pwdmodule.c b/Modules/pwdmodule.c
index b5ef2557db7..901a3ed9a2e 100644
--- a/Modules/pwdmodule.c
+++ b/Modules/pwdmodule.c
@@ -50,8 +50,16 @@ exception is raised if the entry asked for cannot be found.");
 typedef struct {
     PyTypeObject *StructPwdType;
 } pwdmodulestate;
-#define modulestate(o) ((pwdmodulestate *)PyModule_GetState(o))
-#define modulestate_global modulestate(PyState_FindModule(&pwdmodule))
+
+static inline pwdmodulestate*
+get_pwd_state(PyObject *module)
+{
+    void *state = PyModule_GetState(module);
+    assert(state != NULL);
+    return (pwdmodulestate *)state;
+}
+
+#define modulestate_global get_pwd_state(PyState_FindModule(&pwdmodule))
 
 static struct PyModuleDef pwdmodule;
 
@@ -316,11 +324,11 @@ static PyMethodDef pwd_methods[] = {
 };
 
 static int pwdmodule_traverse(PyObject *m, visitproc visit, void *arg) {
-    Py_VISIT(modulestate(m)->StructPwdType);
+    Py_VISIT(get_pwd_state(m)->StructPwdType);
     return 0;
 }
 static int pwdmodule_clear(PyObject *m) {
-    Py_CLEAR(modulestate(m)->StructPwdType);
+    Py_CLEAR(get_pwd_state(m)->StructPwdType);
     return 0;
 }
 static void pwdmodule_free(void *m) {
diff --git a/Modules/readline.c b/Modules/readline.c
index 27a993f449f..8a1a2a80171 100644
--- a/Modules/readline.c
+++ b/Modules/readline.c
@@ -86,13 +86,18 @@ typedef struct {
   PyObject *endidx;
 } readlinestate;
 
-
-#define readline_state(o) ((readlinestate *)PyModule_GetState(o))
+static inline readlinestate*
+get_readline_state(PyModule *module)
+{
+    void *state = PyModule_GetState(module);
+    assert(state != NULL);
+    return (readlinestate *)state;
+}
 
 static int
 readline_clear(PyObject *m)
 {
-   readlinestate *state = readline_state(m);
+   readlinestate *state = get_readline_state(m);
    Py_CLEAR(state->completion_display_matches_hook);
    Py_CLEAR(state->startup_hook);
    Py_CLEAR(state->pre_input_hook);
@@ -105,7 +110,7 @@ readline_clear(PyObject *m)
 static int
 readline_traverse(PyObject *m, visitproc visit, void *arg)
 {
-    readlinestate *state = readline_state(m);
+    readlinestate *state = get_readline_state(m);
     Py_VISIT(state->completion_display_matches_hook);
     Py_VISIT(state->startup_hook);
     Py_VISIT(state->pre_input_hook);
diff --git a/Modules/selectmodule.c b/Modules/selectmodule.c
index 7c6d7e4a15e..1d09adcfd35 100644
--- a/Modules/selectmodule.c
+++ b/Modules/selectmodule.c
@@ -69,8 +69,15 @@ typedef struct {
 
 static struct PyModuleDef selectmodule;
 
-#define _selectstate(o) ((_selectstate *)PyModule_GetState(o))
-#define _selectstate_global _selectstate(PyState_FindModule(&selectmodule))
+static inline _selectstate*
+get_select_state(PyObject *module)
+{
+    void *state = PyModule_GetState(module);
+    assert(state != NULL);
+    return (_selectstate *)state;
+}
+
+#define _selectstate_global get_select_state(PyState_FindModule(&selectmodule))
 
 /*[clinic input]
 module select
@@ -2399,24 +2406,24 @@ On Windows, only sockets are supported; on Unix, all file descriptors.");
 static int
 _select_traverse(PyObject *module, visitproc visit, void *arg)
 {
-    Py_VISIT(_selectstate(module)->close);
-    Py_VISIT(_selectstate(module)->poll_Type);
-    Py_VISIT(_selectstate(module)->devpoll_Type);
-    Py_VISIT(_selectstate(module)->pyEpoll_Type);
-    Py_VISIT(_selectstate(module)->kqueue_event_Type);
-    Py_VISIT(_selectstate(module)->kqueue_queue_Type);
+    Py_VISIT(get_select_state(module)->close);
+    Py_VISIT(get_select_state(module)->poll_Type);
+    Py_VISIT(get_select_state(module)->devpoll_Type);
+    Py_VISIT(get_select_state(module)->pyEpoll_Type);
+    Py_VISIT(get_select_state(module)->kqueue_event_Type);
+    Py_VISIT(get_select_state(module)->kqueue_queue_Type);
     return 0;
 }
 
 static int
 _select_clear(PyObject *module)
 {
-    Py_CLEAR(_selectstate(module)->close);
-    Py_CLEAR(_selectstate(module)->poll_Type);
-    Py_CLEAR(_selectstate(module)->devpoll_Type);
-    Py_CLEAR(_selectstate(module)->pyEpoll_Type);
-    Py_CLEAR(_selectstate(module)->kqueue_event_Type);
-    Py_CLEAR(_selectstate(module)->kqueue_queue_Type);
+    Py_CLEAR(get_select_state(module)->close);
+    Py_CLEAR(get_select_state(module)->poll_Type);
+    Py_CLEAR(get_select_state(module)->devpoll_Type);
+    Py_CLEAR(get_select_state(module)->pyEpoll_Type);
+    Py_CLEAR(get_select_state(module)->kqueue_event_Type);
+    Py_CLEAR(get_select_state(module)->kqueue_queue_Type);
     return 0;
 }
 
@@ -2446,7 +2453,7 @@ PyInit_select(void)
     if (m == NULL)
         return NULL;
 
-    _selectstate(m)->close = PyUnicode_InternFromString("close");
+    get_select_state(m)->close = PyUnicode_InternFromString("close");
 
     Py_INCREF(PyExc_OSError);
     PyModule_AddObject(m, "error", PyExc_OSError);
@@ -2472,7 +2479,7 @@ PyInit_select(void)
         PyObject *poll_Type = PyType_FromSpec(&poll_Type_spec);
         if (poll_Type == NULL)
             return NULL;
-        _selectstate(m)->poll_Type = (PyTypeObject *)poll_Type;
+        get_select_state(m)->poll_Type = (PyTypeObject *)poll_Type;
         Py_INCREF(poll_Type);
 
         PyModule_AddIntMacro(m, POLLIN);
@@ -2508,7 +2515,7 @@ PyInit_select(void)
     PyObject *devpoll_Type = PyType_FromSpec(&devpoll_Type_spec);
     if (devpoll_Type == NULL)
         return NULL;
-    _selectstate(m)->devpoll_Type = (PyTypeObject *)devpoll_Type;
+    get_select_state(m)->devpoll_Type = (PyTypeObject *)devpoll_Type;
     Py_INCREF(devpoll_Type);
 #endif
 
@@ -2516,9 +2523,9 @@ PyInit_select(void)
     PyObject *pyEpoll_Type = PyType_FromSpec(&pyEpoll_Type_spec);
     if (pyEpoll_Type == NULL)
         return NULL;
-    _selectstate(m)->pyEpoll_Type = (PyTypeObject *)pyEpoll_Type;
+    get_select_state(m)->pyEpoll_Type = (PyTypeObject *)pyEpoll_Type;
     Py_INCREF(pyEpoll_Type);
-    PyModule_AddObject(m, "epoll", (PyObject *)_selectstate(m)->pyEpoll_Type);
+    PyModule_AddObject(m, "epoll", (PyObject *)get_select_state(m)->pyEpoll_Type);
 
     PyModule_AddIntMacro(m, EPOLLIN);
     PyModule_AddIntMacro(m, EPOLLOUT);
@@ -2563,15 +2570,15 @@ PyInit_select(void)
     PyObject *kqueue_event_Type = PyType_FromSpec(&kqueue_event_Type_spec);
     if (kqueue_event_Type == NULL)
         return NULL;
-    _selectstate(m)->kqueue_event_Type = (PyTypeObject *)kqueue_event_Type;
-    Py_INCREF(_selectstate(m)->kqueue_event_Type);
+    get_select_state(m)->kqueue_event_Type = (PyTypeObject *)kqueue_event_Type;
+    Py_INCREF(get_select_state(m)->kqueue_event_Type);
     PyModule_AddObject(m, "kevent", kqueue_event_Type);
 
     PyObject *kqueue_queue_Type = PyType_FromSpec(&kqueue_queue_Type_spec);
     if (kqueue_queue_Type == NULL)
         return NULL;
-    _selectstate(m)->kqueue_queue_Type = (PyTypeObject *)kqueue_queue_Type;
-    Py_INCREF(_selectstate(m)->kqueue_queue_Type);
+    get_select_state(m)->kqueue_queue_Type = (PyTypeObject *)kqueue_queue_Type;
+    Py_INCREF(get_select_state(m)->kqueue_queue_Type);
     PyModule_AddObject(m, "kqueue", kqueue_queue_Type);
 
     /* event filters */
diff --git a/Modules/termios.c b/Modules/termios.c
index 0fd93c06c72..75e5e523206 100644
--- a/Modules/termios.c
+++ b/Modules/termios.c
@@ -42,8 +42,16 @@ sys.stdin.fileno(), or a file object, such as sys.stdin itself.");
 typedef struct {
   PyObject *TermiosError;
 } termiosmodulestate;
-#define modulestate(o) ((termiosmodulestate *)PyModule_GetState(o))
-#define modulestate_global modulestate(PyState_FindModule(&termiosmodule))
+
+static inline termiosmodulestate*
+get_termios_state(PyObject *module)
+{
+    void *state = PyModule_GetState(module);
+    assert(state != NULL);
+    return (termiosmodulestate *)state;
+}
+
+#define modulestate_global get_termios_state(PyState_FindModule(&termiosmodule))
 
 static int fdconv(PyObject* obj, void* p)
 {
@@ -976,12 +984,12 @@ static struct constant {
 };
 
 static int termiosmodule_traverse(PyObject *m, visitproc visit, void *arg) {
-    Py_VISIT(modulestate(m)->TermiosError);
+    Py_VISIT(get_termios_state(m)->TermiosError);
     return 0;
 }
 
 static int termiosmodule_clear(PyObject *m) {
-    Py_CLEAR(modulestate(m)->TermiosError);
+    Py_CLEAR(get_termios_state(m)->TermiosError);
     return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1016,7 +1024,7 @@ PyInit_termios(void)
         return NULL;
     }
 
-    termiosmodulestate *state = PyModule_GetState(m);
+    termiosmodulestate *state = get_termios_state(m);
     state->TermiosError = PyErr_NewException("termios.error", NULL, NULL);
     if (state->TermiosError == NULL) {
         return NULL;
diff --git a/Modules/zlibmodule.c b/Modules/zlibmodule.c
index 3e77080a31c..49d231a4baa 100644
--- a/Modules/zlibmodule.c
+++ b/Modules/zlibmodule.c
@@ -40,7 +40,14 @@ typedef struct {
     PyObject *ZlibError;
 } _zlibstate;
 
-#define _zlibstate(o) ((_zlibstate *)PyModule_GetState(o))
+static inline _zlibstate*
+get_zlib_state(PyObject *module)
+{
+    void *state = PyModule_GetState(module);
+    assert(state != NULL);
+    return (_zlibstate *)state;
+}
+
 #define _zlibstate_global ((_zlibstate *)PyModule_GetState(PyState_FindModule(&zlibmodule)))
 
 typedef struct
@@ -1364,7 +1371,7 @@ PyDoc_STRVAR(zlib_module_documentation,
 static int
 zlib_clear(PyObject *m)
 {
-    _zlibstate *state = _zlibstate(m);
+    _zlibstate *state = get_zlib_state(m);
     Py_CLEAR(state->Comptype);
     Py_CLEAR(state->Decomptype);
     Py_CLEAR(state->ZlibError);
@@ -1374,7 +1381,7 @@ zlib_clear(PyObject *m)
 static int
 zlib_traverse(PyObject *m, visitproc visit, void *arg)
 {
-    _zlibstate *state = _zlibstate(m);
+    _zlibstate *state = get_zlib_state(m);
     Py_VISIT(state->Comptype);
     Py_VISIT(state->Decomptype);
     Py_VISIT(state->ZlibError);
@@ -1415,18 +1422,18 @@ PyInit_zlib(void)
     PyTypeObject *Comptype = (PyTypeObject *)PyType_FromSpec(&Comptype_spec);
     if (Comptype == NULL)
         return NULL;
-    _zlibstate(m)->Comptype = Comptype;
+    get_zlib_state(m)->Comptype = Comptype;
 
     PyTypeObject *Decomptype = (PyTypeObject *)PyType_FromSpec(&Decomptype_spec);
     if (Decomptype == NULL)
         return NULL;
-    _zlibstate(m)->Decomptype = Decomptype;
+    get_zlib_state(m)->Decomptype = Decomptype;
 
     PyObject *ZlibError = PyErr_NewException("zlib.error", NULL, NULL);
     if (ZlibError != NULL) {
         Py_INCREF(ZlibError);
         PyModule_AddObject(m, "error", ZlibError);
-        _zlibstate(m)->ZlibError = ZlibError;
+        get_zlib_state(m)->ZlibError = ZlibError;
     }
     PyModule_AddIntMacro(m, MAX_WBITS);
     PyModule_AddIntMacro(m, DEFLATED);