diff --git a/Lib/test/test_descr.py b/Lib/test/test_descr.py
index 0ff4d022586e18..2e5aeb44ce27dc 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_descr.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_descr.py
@@ -1279,6 +1279,7 @@ class G(object):
                 def __eq__(self, other):
                     return False
             g = G()
+            g.__eq__.__code__.co_code  # Hydrate code object
             orig_objects = len(gc.get_objects())
             for i in range(10):
                 g==g