diff --git a/Python/ceval.c b/Python/ceval.c
index 8904d7a..ecbb7e2 100644
--- a/Python/ceval.c
+++ b/Python/ceval.c
@@ -1591,7 +1591,30 @@ PyEval_EvalFrameEx(PyFrameObject *f, int throwflag)
         TARGET(BINARY_SUBSCR) {
             PyObject *sub = POP();
             PyObject *container = TOP();
-            PyObject *res = PyObject_GetItem(container, sub);
+            PyObject *res;
+            Py_ssize_t index;
+            int slow_path = 1;
+            if (PyLong_CheckExact(sub) && Py_ABS(Py_SIZE(sub)) <= 1) {
+                if (PyList_CheckExact(container)) {
+                    index = PyLong_AsSsize_t(sub);
+                    if (index < 0) {
+                        index += Py_SIZE(container);
+                    }
+                    if (index >= 0 && index < Py_SIZE(container)) {
+                        res = PyList_GET_ITEM(container, index);
+                        Py_INCREF(res);
+                    }
+                    else {
+                        res = NULL;
+                        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_IndexError,
+                                        "list index out of range");
+                    }
+                    slow_path = 0;
+                }
+            }
+            if (slow_path) {
+                res = PyObject_GetItem(container, sub);
+            }
             Py_DECREF(container);
             Py_DECREF(sub);
             SET_TOP(res);