diff --git a/Python/ceval.c b/Python/ceval.c
index e48586d..08fc27f 100644
--- a/Python/ceval.c
+++ b/Python/ceval.c
@@ -4152,8 +4152,11 @@ _PyEval_EvalCodeWithName(PyObject *_co, PyObject *globals, PyObject *locals,
         } else {
             gen = PyGen_NewWithQualName(f, name, qualname);
         }
-        if (gen == NULL)
+        if (gen == NULL) {
+            Py_DECREF(f);
             return NULL;
+        }
+        _PyObject_GC_TRACK(f);
 
         if (is_coro && coro_wrapper != NULL) {
             PyObject *wrapped;