diff --git a/src/if_py_both.h b/src/if_py_both.h
index e2f4857..1ad7dc6 100644
--- a/src/if_py_both.h
+++ b/src/if_py_both.h
@@ -476,16 +476,18 @@
 AlwaysFalse(PyObject *self UNUSED)
 {
     /* do nothing */
-    Py_INCREF(Py_False);
-    return Py_False;
+    PyObject	*ret = Py_False;
+    Py_INCREF(ret);
+    return ret;
 }
 
     static PyObject *
 AlwaysTrue(PyObject *self UNUSED)
 {
     /* do nothing */
-    Py_INCREF(Py_True);
-    return Py_True;
+    PyObject	*ret = Py_True;
+    Py_INCREF(ret);
+    return ret;
 }
 
 /***************/