--- a/Python/importdl.c	Wed Jun 11 03:41:00 2008 +0000
+++ b/Python/importdl.c	Wed Jun 11 05:26:20 2008 +0000
@@ -24,7 +24,9 @@
 	PyObject *m;
 	PyObject *path;
 	char *lastdot, *shortname, *packagecontext, *oldcontext;
-	dl_funcptr p;
+	dl_funcptr p0;
+	PyObject* (*p)(void);
+	struct PyModuleDef *def;
 
 	if ((m = _PyImport_FindExtension(name, pathname)) != NULL) {
 		Py_INCREF(m);
@@ -40,40 +42,46 @@
 		shortname = lastdot+1;
 	}
 
-	p = _PyImport_GetDynLoadFunc(name, shortname, pathname, fp);
+	p0 = _PyImport_GetDynLoadFunc(name, shortname, pathname, fp);
+	p = (PyObject*(*)(void))p0;
 	if (PyErr_Occurred())
 		return NULL;
 	if (p == NULL) {
 		PyErr_Format(PyExc_ImportError,
-		   "dynamic module does not define init function (init%.200s)",
+		   "dynamic module does not define init function (PyInit_%.200s)",
 			     shortname);
 		return NULL;
 	}
         oldcontext = _Py_PackageContext;
 	_Py_PackageContext = packagecontext;
-	(*p)();
+	m = (*p)();
 	_Py_PackageContext = oldcontext;
-	if (PyErr_Occurred())
+	if (m == NULL)
 		return NULL;
 
-	m = PyDict_GetItemString(PyImport_GetModuleDict(), name);
-	if (m == NULL) {
-		PyErr_SetString(PyExc_SystemError,
-				"dynamic module not initialized properly");
+	if (PyErr_Occurred()) {
+		Py_DECREF(m);
+		PyErr_Format(PyExc_SystemError,
+			     "initialization of %s raised unreported exception",
+			     shortname);
 		return NULL;
 	}
+
+	/* Remember pointer to module init function. */
+	def = PyModule_GetDef(m);
+	def->m_base.m_init = p;
+
 	/* Remember the filename as the __file__ attribute */
 	path = PyUnicode_DecodeFSDefault(pathname);
 	if (PyModule_AddObject(m, "__file__", path) < 0)
 		PyErr_Clear(); /* Not important enough to report */
 
-	if (_PyImport_FixupExtension(name, pathname) == NULL)
+	if (_PyImport_FixupExtension(m, name, pathname) < 0)
 		return NULL;
 	if (Py_VerboseFlag)
 		PySys_WriteStderr(
 			"import %s # dynamically loaded from %s\n",
 			name, pathname);
-	Py_INCREF(m);
 	return m;
 }