diff --git a/Modules/_functoolsmodule.c b/Modules/_functoolsmodule.c
index 1fcaf299e6..0f5160c215 100644
--- a/Modules/_functoolsmodule.c
+++ b/Modules/_functoolsmodule.c
@@ -784,6 +784,7 @@ typedef struct lru_cache_object {
     PyObject *cache_info_type;
     PyObject *dict;
     PyObject *weakreflist;
+    _functools_state *state;
 } lru_cache_object;
 
 static PyObject *
@@ -872,8 +873,7 @@ infinite_lru_cache_wrapper(lru_cache_object *self, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwd
 {
     PyObject *result;
     Py_hash_t hash;
-    _functools_state *state;
-    state = get_functools_state_by_type(Py_TYPE(self));
+    _functools_state *state = self->state;
     if (state == NULL) {
         return NULL;
     }
@@ -977,9 +977,8 @@ bounded_lru_cache_wrapper(lru_cache_object *self, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwds
     lru_list_elem *link;
     PyObject *key, *result, *testresult;
     Py_hash_t hash;
-    _functools_state *state;
+    _functools_state *state = self->state;
 
-    state = get_functools_state_by_type(Py_TYPE(self));
     if (state == NULL) {
         return NULL;
     }
@@ -1207,6 +1206,7 @@ lru_cache_new(PyTypeObject *type, PyObject *args, PyObject *kw)
     obj->cache_info_type = cache_info_type;
     obj->dict = NULL;
     obj->weakreflist = NULL;
+    obj->state = get_functools_state_by_type(type);
     return (PyObject *)obj;
 }