diff --git a/Modules/_asynciomodule.c b/Modules/_asynciomodule.c
index 6d06208dd1d70d..3a11cdc926f138 100644
--- a/Modules/_asynciomodule.c
+++ b/Modules/_asynciomodule.c
@@ -3514,15 +3514,11 @@ _asyncio_current_task_impl(PyObject *module, PyObject *loop)
         Py_INCREF(loop);
     }
 
-    ret = PyDict_GetItemWithError(state->current_tasks, loop);
+    int rc = PyDict_GetItemRef(state->current_tasks, loop, &ret);
     Py_DECREF(loop);
-    if (ret == NULL && PyErr_Occurred()) {
-        return NULL;
-    }
-    else if (ret == NULL) {
+    if (rc == 0) {
         Py_RETURN_NONE;
     }
-    Py_INCREF(ret);
     return ret;
 }