diff --git a/Python/bytecodes.c b/Python/bytecodes.c
index 044eec1530b7654..30e135594e524f3 100644
--- a/Python/bytecodes.c
+++ b/Python/bytecodes.c
@@ -3669,11 +3669,12 @@ dummy_func(
             DEOPT_IF(!PyStackRef_IsNull(null));
             DEOPT_IF(callable_o != (PyObject *)&PyTuple_Type);
             STAT_INC(CALL, hit);
-            res = PyStackRef_FromPyObjectSteal(PySequence_Tuple(arg_o));
+            PyObject *res_o = PySequence_Tuple(arg_o);
             DEAD(null);
             DEAD(callable);
             PyStackRef_CLOSE(arg);
-            ERROR_IF(PyStackRef_IsNull(res), error);
+            ERROR_IF(res_o == NULL, error);
+            res = PyStackRef_FromPyObjectSteal(res_o);
         }
 
         macro(CALL_TUPLE_1) =
diff --git a/Python/executor_cases.c.h b/Python/executor_cases.c.h
index 5882c4724056683..c99d30b130da511 100644
--- a/Python/executor_cases.c.h
+++ b/Python/executor_cases.c.h
@@ -4306,10 +4306,11 @@
             }
             STAT_INC(CALL, hit);
             _PyFrame_SetStackPointer(frame, stack_pointer);
-            res = PyStackRef_FromPyObjectSteal(PyObject_Str(arg_o));
+            PyObject *res_o = PyObject_Str(arg_o);
             stack_pointer = _PyFrame_GetStackPointer(frame);
             PyStackRef_CLOSE(arg);
-            if (PyStackRef_IsNull(res)) JUMP_TO_ERROR();
+            if (res_o == NULL) JUMP_TO_ERROR();
+            res = PyStackRef_FromPyObjectSteal(res_o);
             stack_pointer[-3] = res;
             stack_pointer += -2;
             assert(WITHIN_STACK_BOUNDS());
@@ -4338,10 +4339,11 @@
             }
             STAT_INC(CALL, hit);
             _PyFrame_SetStackPointer(frame, stack_pointer);
-            res = PyStackRef_FromPyObjectSteal(PySequence_Tuple(arg_o));
+            PyObject *res_o = PySequence_Tuple(arg_o);
             stack_pointer = _PyFrame_GetStackPointer(frame);
             PyStackRef_CLOSE(arg);
-            if (PyStackRef_IsNull(res)) JUMP_TO_ERROR();
+            if (res_o == NULL) JUMP_TO_ERROR();
+            res = PyStackRef_FromPyObjectSteal(res_o);
             stack_pointer[-3] = res;
             stack_pointer += -2;
             assert(WITHIN_STACK_BOUNDS());
diff --git a/Python/generated_cases.c.h b/Python/generated_cases.c.h
index a64c4428b702907..5ced19e92495d82 100644
--- a/Python/generated_cases.c.h
+++ b/Python/generated_cases.c.h
@@ -872,7 +872,7 @@
                 callable = &stack_pointer[-2 - oparg];
                 uint16_t counter = read_u16(&this_instr[1].cache);
                 (void)counter;
-                #if ENABLE_SPECIALIZATION
+                #if ENABLE_SPECIALIZATION_FT
                 if (ADAPTIVE_COUNTER_TRIGGERS(counter)) {
                     next_instr = this_instr;
                     _PyFrame_SetStackPointer(frame, stack_pointer);
@@ -882,7 +882,7 @@
                 }
                 OPCODE_DEFERRED_INC(CALL);
                 ADVANCE_ADAPTIVE_COUNTER(this_instr[1].counter);
-                #endif  /* ENABLE_SPECIALIZATION */
+                #endif  /* ENABLE_SPECIALIZATION_FT */
             }
             /* Skip 2 cache entries */
             // _MAYBE_EXPAND_METHOD
@@ -2976,10 +2976,11 @@
                 DEOPT_IF(callable_o != (PyObject *)&PyUnicode_Type, CALL);
                 STAT_INC(CALL, hit);
                 _PyFrame_SetStackPointer(frame, stack_pointer);
-                res = PyStackRef_FromPyObjectSteal(PyObject_Str(arg_o));
+                PyObject *res_o = PyObject_Str(arg_o);
                 stack_pointer = _PyFrame_GetStackPointer(frame);
                 PyStackRef_CLOSE(arg);
-                if (PyStackRef_IsNull(res)) goto pop_3_error;
+                if (res_o == NULL) goto pop_3_error;
+                res = PyStackRef_FromPyObjectSteal(res_o);
             }
             // _CHECK_PERIODIC
             {
@@ -3026,10 +3027,11 @@
                 DEOPT_IF(callable_o != (PyObject *)&PyTuple_Type, CALL);
                 STAT_INC(CALL, hit);
                 _PyFrame_SetStackPointer(frame, stack_pointer);
-                res = PyStackRef_FromPyObjectSteal(PySequence_Tuple(arg_o));
+                PyObject *res_o = PySequence_Tuple(arg_o);
                 stack_pointer = _PyFrame_GetStackPointer(frame);
                 PyStackRef_CLOSE(arg);
-                if (PyStackRef_IsNull(res)) goto pop_3_error;
+                if (res_o == NULL) goto pop_3_error;
+                res = PyStackRef_FromPyObjectSteal(res_o);
             }
             // _CHECK_PERIODIC
             {