diff -Naur a/Python-2.7.10/Modules/_json.c b/Python-2.7.10/Modules/_json.c
--- a/Python-2.7.10/Modules/_json.c	2015-05-23 21:39:18.000000000 +0530
+++ b/Python-2.7.10/Modules/_json.c	2015-07-24 13:05:20.200431150 +0530
@@ -2402,6 +2402,8 @@
     if (PyType_Ready(&PyEncoderType) < 0)
         return;
     m = Py_InitModule3("_json", speedups_methods, module_doc);
+    if (m == NULL)
+        return;
     Py_INCREF((PyObject*)&PyScannerType);
     PyModule_AddObject(m, "make_scanner", (PyObject*)&PyScannerType);
     Py_INCREF((PyObject*)&PyEncoderType);