diff --git a/Include/cpython/object.h b/Include/cpython/object.h
index 58e4d2b11b..5444358054 100644
--- a/Include/cpython/object.h
+++ b/Include/cpython/object.h
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@
 
 PyAPI_FUNC(void) _Py_NewReference(PyObject *op);
 
+PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *) _PyType_DisabledNew(PyTypeObject *, PyObject *,
+                                           PyObject *);
+
 #ifdef Py_TRACE_REFS
 /* Py_TRACE_REFS is such major surgery that we call external routines. */
 PyAPI_FUNC(void) _Py_ForgetReference(PyObject *);
diff --git a/Objects/typeobject.c b/Objects/typeobject.c
index 254d12cc97..d6a3bd50ed 100644
--- a/Objects/typeobject.c
+++ b/Objects/typeobject.c
@@ -1004,6 +1004,14 @@ type_repr(PyTypeObject *type)
     return rtn;
 }
 
+PyObject *
+_PyType_DisabledNew(PyTypeObject *type, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwds)
+{
+    PyErr_Format(PyExc_TypeError, "cannot create '%.100s' instances",
+                 type->tp_name);
+    return NULL;
+}
+
 static PyObject *
 type_call(PyTypeObject *type, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwds)
 {
@@ -1041,10 +1049,7 @@ type_call(PyTypeObject *type, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwds)
     }
 
     if (type->tp_new == NULL) {
-        _PyErr_Format(tstate, PyExc_TypeError,
-                      "cannot create '%.100s' instances",
-                      type->tp_name);
-        return NULL;
+        return _PyType_DisabledNew(type, args, kwds);
     }
 
     obj = type->tp_new(type, args, kwds);