diff --git a/Python/mactoolboxglue.c b/Python/mactoolboxglue.c
index dd42f07d1e6..fc1d1afde15 100644
--- a/Python/mactoolboxglue.c
+++ b/Python/mactoolboxglue.c
@@ -90,8 +90,8 @@ char *PyMac_StrError(int err)
 		** Estr resources. We ignore all errors. We also try
 		** this only once.
 		*/
-		errors_loaded = 1;
 		PyObject *m, *rv;
+		errors_loaded = 1;
 		
 		m = PyImport_ImportModule("macresource");
 		if (!m) {
@@ -603,4 +603,4 @@ GLUE_CONVERT(CFURLRef, CFURLRefObj_Convert, "Carbon.CF")
 GLUE_CONVERT(CFURLRef, OptionalCFURLRefObj_Convert, "Carbon.CF")
 GLUE_NEW(CFURLRef, CFURLRefObj_New, "Carbon.CF")
 
-#endif /* USE_TOOLBOX_OBJECT_GLUE */
\ No newline at end of file
+#endif /* USE_TOOLBOX_OBJECT_GLUE */