1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/Modules/_bisectmodule.c b/Modules/_bisectmodule.c
index 26c4b9bfb2..16f981e729 100644
--- a/Modules/_bisectmodule.c
+++ b/Modules/_bisectmodule.c
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ _bisect_insort_right_impl(PyObject *module, PyObject *a, PyObject *x,
         index = internal_bisect_right(a, x, lo, hi, key);
     } else {
         key_x = PyObject_CallOneArg(key, x);
-        if (x == NULL) {
+        if (key_x == NULL) {
             return NULL;
         }
         index = internal_bisect_right(a, key_x, lo, hi, key);
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ _bisect_insort_left_impl(PyObject *module, PyObject *a, PyObject *x,
         index = internal_bisect_left(a, x, lo, hi, key);
     } else {
         key_x = PyObject_CallOneArg(key, x);
-        if (x == NULL) {
+        if (key_x == NULL) {
             return NULL;
         }
         index = internal_bisect_left(a, key_x, lo, hi, key);