diff --git a/Modules/mathmodule.c b/Modules/mathmodule.c
index 6570f150e53..1cf31bd5546 100644
--- a/Modules/mathmodule.c
+++ b/Modules/mathmodule.c
@@ -254,6 +254,7 @@ initmath()
 	if (PyDict_SetItemString(d, "e", v) < 0)
                 goto finally;
 	Py_DECREF(v);
+	return;
 
   finally:
         Py_FatalError("can't initialize math module");