1 files changed, 2 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/Modules/_sqlite/statement.c b/Modules/_sqlite/statement.c
index cf7fba6ce9..072b07d4ea 100644
--- a/Modules/_sqlite/statement.c
+++ b/Modules/_sqlite/statement.c
@@ -398,7 +398,9 @@ stmt_dealloc(pysqlite_Statement *self)
         PyObject_ClearWeakRefs((PyObject*)self);
     }
     if (self->st) {
+        Py_BEGIN_ALLOW_THREADS
         sqlite3_finalize(self->st);
+        Py_END_ALLOW_THREADS
         self->st = 0;
     }
     tp->tp_clear((PyObject *)self);