diff --git a/Modules/_pickle.c b/Modules/_pickle.c
index 9bb3947e0967a4..83c4ba6087e620 100644
--- a/Modules/_pickle.c
+++ b/Modules/_pickle.c
@@ -4652,6 +4652,7 @@ Pickler_clear(PicklerObject *self)
     Py_CLEAR(self->output_buffer);
     Py_CLEAR(self->write);
     Py_CLEAR(self->persistent_id);
+    Py_CLEAR(self->persistent_id_attr);
     Py_CLEAR(self->dispatch_table);
     Py_CLEAR(self->fast_memo);
     Py_CLEAR(self->reducer_override);
@@ -4681,6 +4682,7 @@ Pickler_traverse(PicklerObject *self, visitproc visit, void *arg)
     Py_VISIT(Py_TYPE(self));
     Py_VISIT(self->write);
     Py_VISIT(self->persistent_id);
+    Py_VISIT(self->persistent_id_attr);
     Py_VISIT(self->dispatch_table);
     Py_VISIT(self->fast_memo);
     Py_VISIT(self->reducer_override);
@@ -7138,6 +7140,7 @@ Unpickler_clear(UnpicklerObject *self)
     Py_CLEAR(self->peek);
     Py_CLEAR(self->stack);
     Py_CLEAR(self->persistent_load);
+    Py_CLEAR(self->persistent_load_attr);
     Py_CLEAR(self->buffers);
     if (self->buffer.buf != NULL) {
         PyBuffer_Release(&self->buffer);
@@ -7177,6 +7180,7 @@ Unpickler_traverse(UnpicklerObject *self, visitproc visit, void *arg)
     Py_VISIT(self->peek);
     Py_VISIT(self->stack);
     Py_VISIT(self->persistent_load);
+    Py_VISIT(self->persistent_load_attr);
     Py_VISIT(self->buffers);
     PyObject **memo = self->memo;
     if (memo) {