diff --git a/Python/optimizer_bytecodes.c b/Python/optimizer_bytecodes.c
index e60c0d38425..a14d119b7a1 100644
--- a/Python/optimizer_bytecodes.c
+++ b/Python/optimizer_bytecodes.c
@@ -899,6 +899,10 @@ dummy_func(void) {
         (void)version;
     }
 
+    op(_REPLACE_WITH_TRUE, (value -- res)) {
+        res = sym_new_const(ctx, Py_True);
+    }
+
 // END BYTECODES //
 
 }
diff --git a/Python/optimizer_cases.c.h b/Python/optimizer_cases.c.h
index b46079ec8a1..0fcf5e18ed5 100644
--- a/Python/optimizer_cases.c.h
+++ b/Python/optimizer_cases.c.h
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@
 
         case _REPLACE_WITH_TRUE: {
             _Py_UopsSymbol *res;
-            res = sym_new_not_null(ctx);
+            res = sym_new_const(ctx, Py_True);
             stack_pointer[-1] = res;
             break;
         }