diff --git a/Modules/posixmodule.c b/Modules/posixmodule.c
index db41e81463c..b318911d446 100644
--- a/Modules/posixmodule.c
+++ b/Modules/posixmodule.c
@@ -13447,12 +13447,23 @@ os_get_terminal_size_impl(PyObject *module, int fd)
     termsize = PyStructSequence_New((PyTypeObject *)TerminalSizeType);
     if (termsize == NULL)
         return NULL;
-    PyStructSequence_SET_ITEM(termsize, 0, PyLong_FromLong(columns));
-    PyStructSequence_SET_ITEM(termsize, 1, PyLong_FromLong(lines));
-    if (PyErr_Occurred()) {
-        Py_DECREF(termsize);
-        return NULL;
-    }
+
+    int pos = 0;
+
+#define SET_TERMSIZE(CALL)                                   \
+    do {                                                     \
+        PyObject *item = (CALL);                             \
+        if (item == NULL) {                                  \
+            Py_DECREF(termsize);                             \
+            return NULL;                                     \
+        }                                                    \
+        PyStructSequence_SET_ITEM(termsize, pos++, item);    \
+    } while(0)
+
+    SET_TERMSIZE(PyLong_FromLong(columns));
+    SET_TERMSIZE(PyLong_FromLong(lines));
+#undef SET_TERMSIZE
+
     return termsize;
 }
 #endif /* defined(TERMSIZE_USE_CONIO) || defined(TERMSIZE_USE_IOCTL) */