diff --git a/Objects/exceptions.c b/Objects/exceptions.c
index 9916ce88549ed7..4a2fc27a8740c8 100644
--- a/Objects/exceptions.c
+++ b/Objects/exceptions.c
@@ -1393,7 +1393,8 @@ ComplexExtendsException(PyExc_Exception, NameError,
 /*
  *    UnboundLocalError extends NameError
  */
-SimpleExtendsException(PyExc_NameError, UnboundLocalError,
+
+MiddlingExtendsException(PyExc_NameError, UnboundLocalError, NameError,
                        "Local name referenced but not bound to a value.");
 
 /*