diff --git a/Objects/codeobject.c b/Objects/codeobject.c
index 7a0080c08c7b54..8920b1db2cadb7 100644
--- a/Objects/codeobject.c
+++ b/Objects/codeobject.c
@@ -2238,6 +2238,7 @@ _PyStaticCode_Dealloc(PyCodeObject *co)
         Py_CLEAR(co->_co_cached->_co_freevars);
         Py_CLEAR(co->_co_cached->_co_varnames);
         PyMem_Free(co->_co_cached);
+        co->_co_cached = NULL;
     }
     co->co_extra = NULL;
     if (co->co_weakreflist != NULL) {
diff --git a/Objects/frameobject.c b/Objects/frameobject.c
index bd1608e0d75a6e..8b4494a5fe82fd 100644
--- a/Objects/frameobject.c
+++ b/Objects/frameobject.c
@@ -651,6 +651,8 @@ add_load_fast_null_checks(PyCodeObject *co)
         Py_CLEAR(co->_co_cached->_co_cellvars);
         Py_CLEAR(co->_co_cached->_co_freevars);
         Py_CLEAR(co->_co_cached->_co_varnames);
+        PyMem_Free(co->_co_cached);
+        co->_co_cached = NULL;
     }
 }