Index: Lib/test/test_descr.py
===================================================================
--- Lib/test/test_descr.py	(revision 69209)
+++ Lib/test/test_descr.py	(working copy)
@@ -2958,6 +2958,16 @@
                     continue
                 cant(cls(), cls2)
 
+        # Issue5283: when __class__ changes in __del__, the wrong
+        # type gets DECREF'd.
+        class O(object):
+            pass
+        class A(object):
+            def __del__(self):
+                self.__class__ = O
+        l = [A() for x in range(100)]
+        del l
+
     def test_set_dict(self):
         # Testing __dict__ assignment...
         class C(object): pass
Index: Objects/typeobject.c
===================================================================
--- Objects/typeobject.c	(revision 69209)
+++ Objects/typeobject.c	(working copy)
@@ -928,6 +928,9 @@
 			assert(base);
 		}
 
+		/* Extract the type again; tp_del may have changed it */
+		type = Py_TYPE(self);
+
 		/* Call the base tp_dealloc() */
 		assert(basedealloc);
 		basedealloc(self);
@@ -1009,6 +1012,9 @@
 		}
 	}
 
+	/* Extract the type again; tp_del may have changed it */
+	type = Py_TYPE(self);
+
 	/* Call the base tp_dealloc(); first retrack self if
 	 * basedealloc knows about gc.
 	 */