diff --git a/source/blender/python/BPY_interface.c b/source/blender/python/BPY_interface.c
index 48633d37fa2..05ea2d77ab9 100644
--- a/source/blender/python/BPY_interface.c
+++ b/source/blender/python/BPY_interface.c
@@ -556,6 +556,7 @@ void BPY_Err_Handle( char *script_name )
 	if( exception
 	    && PyErr_GivenExceptionMatches( exception, PyExc_SyntaxError ) ) {
 		/* no traceback available when SyntaxError */
+		PyErr_NormalizeException( &exception, &err, &tb );
 		PyErr_Restore( exception, err, tb );	/* takes away reference! */
 		PyErr_Print(  );
 		v = PyObject_GetAttrString( err, "lineno" );