diff --git a/python/src/Sprite.cpp b/python/src/Sprite.cpp
index 5482acc7d..7aa0d81c1 100644
--- a/python/src/Sprite.cpp
+++ b/python/src/Sprite.cpp
@@ -39,10 +39,7 @@ extern PyTypeObject PySfDrawableType;
 static void
 PySfSprite_dealloc(PySfSprite *self)
 {
-	if (self->Image != NULL)
-	{
-		Py_DECREF(self->Image);
-	}
+	Py_XDECREF(self->Image);
 	delete self->obj;
 	free_object(self);
 }
@@ -96,7 +93,7 @@ PySfSprite_SetImage(PySfSprite* self, PyObject *args)
 		PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError, "Sprite.SetImage() Argument is not a sf.Image");
 		return NULL;
 	}
-	Py_DECREF(self->Image);
+	Py_CLEAR(self->Image);
 	Py_INCREF(Image);
 	self->Image = Image;
 	self->obj->SetImage(*(Image->obj));
diff --git a/python/src/compat.hpp b/python/src/compat.hpp
index 8439f5891..4bbdc028a 100644
--- a/python/src/compat.hpp
+++ b/python/src/compat.hpp
@@ -53,12 +53,15 @@
 #define load_from_file(self, args) \
 	return PyBool_FromLong(self->obj->LoadFromFile(PyString_AsString(args)))
 
-#define Py_TYPE(a)	a->ob_type
 #define head_init	PyObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL) 0,
 #define PyBytes_FromStringAndSize	PyString_FromStringAndSize
 
 #endif
 
+#ifndef Py_TYPE
+#define Py_TYPE(a)	a->ob_type
+#endif
+
 #define free_object(a)	Py_TYPE(a)->tp_free((PyObject*)a)
 
 #define PyBool_AsBool(a)	((PyObject_IsTrue(a))?true:false)