diff --git a/Objects/object.c b/Objects/object.c
index c9bcc0c7b09e63..1f10c2531fead1 100644
--- a/Objects/object.c
+++ b/Objects/object.c
@@ -3292,6 +3292,7 @@ int PyRefTracer_SetTracer(PyRefTracer tracer, void *data) {
     if (_PyRuntime.ref_tracer.tracer_func != NULL) {
         _PyReftracerTrack(NULL, PyRefTracer_TRACKER_REMOVED);
         if (PyErr_Occurred()) {
+            _PyEval_StartTheWorldAll(&_PyRuntime);
             return -1;
         }
     }