diff --git a/Include/internal/pycore_cell.h b/Include/internal/pycore_cell.h
index a9a8b48c41f5356..4056a0543e5d575 100644
--- a/Include/internal/pycore_cell.h
+++ b/Include/internal/pycore_cell.h
@@ -48,15 +48,12 @@ _PyCell_GetStackRef(PyCellObject *cell, _PyStackRef *value_addr)
 {
     PyObject *value;
 #ifdef Py_GIL_DISABLED
-    for(;;) {
-        value = _Py_atomic_load_ptr(&cell->ob_ref);
-        if (value != NULL) {
-            if (_Py_TryIncrefCompare(&cell->ob_ref, value)) {
-                *value_addr = _PyStackRef_FromPyObjectSteal(value);
-                return;
-            }
+    value = _Py_atomic_load_ptr(&cell->ob_ref);
+    if (value != NULL) {
+        if (_Py_TryIncrefCompare(&cell->ob_ref, value)) {
+            *value_addr = _PyStackRef_FromPyObjectSteal(value);
+            return;
         }
-        break;
     }
 #endif
     value = PyCell_GetRef(cell);
diff --git a/Python/bytecodes.c b/Python/bytecodes.c
index 2487e2277f408f0..7a1bfb2e8f577aa 100644
--- a/Python/bytecodes.c
+++ b/Python/bytecodes.c
@@ -1647,10 +1647,10 @@ dummy_func(
             value = PyStackRef_FromPyObjectSteal(value_o);
         }
 
-        inst(LOAD_DEREF, ( -- value[1])) {
+        inst(LOAD_DEREF, ( -- value)) {
             PyCellObject *cell = (PyCellObject *)PyStackRef_AsPyObjectBorrow(GETLOCAL(oparg));
-            _PyCell_GetStackRef(cell, value);
-            if (PyStackRef_IsNull(*value)) {
+            _PyCell_GetStackRef(cell, &value);
+            if (PyStackRef_IsNull(value)) {
                 _PyEval_FormatExcUnbound(tstate, _PyFrame_GetCode(frame), oparg);
                 ERROR_IF(true, error);
             }
diff --git a/Python/executor_cases.c.h b/Python/executor_cases.c.h
index 1a15012dbdc1f50..3ccac5a16cbf6cd 100644
--- a/Python/executor_cases.c.h
+++ b/Python/executor_cases.c.h
@@ -1821,15 +1821,15 @@
         }
 
         case _LOAD_DEREF: {
-            _PyStackRef *value;
+            _PyStackRef value;
             oparg = CURRENT_OPARG();
-            value = &stack_pointer[0];
             PyCellObject *cell = (PyCellObject *)PyStackRef_AsPyObjectBorrow(GETLOCAL(oparg));
-            _PyCell_GetStackRef(cell, value);
-            if (PyStackRef_IsNull(*value)) {
+            _PyCell_GetStackRef(cell, &value);
+            if (PyStackRef_IsNull(value)) {
                 _PyEval_FormatExcUnbound(tstate, _PyFrame_GetCode(frame), oparg);
                 if (true) JUMP_TO_ERROR();
             }
+            stack_pointer[0] = value;
             stack_pointer += 1;
             assert(WITHIN_STACK_BOUNDS());
             break;
diff --git a/Python/generated_cases.c.h b/Python/generated_cases.c.h
index d03fcb8bc071a6c..eac658b97423ebd 100644
--- a/Python/generated_cases.c.h
+++ b/Python/generated_cases.c.h
@@ -5500,14 +5500,14 @@
             frame->instr_ptr = next_instr;
             next_instr += 1;
             INSTRUCTION_STATS(LOAD_DEREF);
-            _PyStackRef *value;
-            value = &stack_pointer[0];
+            _PyStackRef value;
             PyCellObject *cell = (PyCellObject *)PyStackRef_AsPyObjectBorrow(GETLOCAL(oparg));
-            _PyCell_GetStackRef(cell, value);
-            if (PyStackRef_IsNull(*value)) {
+            _PyCell_GetStackRef(cell, &value);
+            if (PyStackRef_IsNull(value)) {
                 _PyEval_FormatExcUnbound(tstate, _PyFrame_GetCode(frame), oparg);
                 if (true) goto error;
             }
+            stack_pointer[0] = value;
             stack_pointer += 1;
             assert(WITHIN_STACK_BOUNDS());
             DISPATCH();
diff --git a/Python/optimizer_cases.c.h b/Python/optimizer_cases.c.h
index 5caa38822f1f553..a6cfa271ae6758c 100644
--- a/Python/optimizer_cases.c.h
+++ b/Python/optimizer_cases.c.h
@@ -894,11 +894,9 @@
         }
 
         case _LOAD_DEREF: {
-            _Py_UopsSymbol **value;
-            value = &stack_pointer[0];
-            for (int _i = 1; --_i >= 0;) {
-                value[_i] = sym_new_not_null(ctx);
-            }
+            _Py_UopsSymbol *value;
+            value = sym_new_not_null(ctx);
+            stack_pointer[0] = value;
             stack_pointer += 1;
             assert(WITHIN_STACK_BOUNDS());
             break;