diff --git a/native/common/jp_context.cpp b/native/common/jp_context.cpp
index afa2b236f..c040e8d58 100644
--- a/native/common/jp_context.cpp
+++ b/native/common/jp_context.cpp
@@ -492,7 +492,11 @@ extern "C" JNIEXPORT void JNICALL Java_org_jpype_JPypeSignal_interruptPy
 (JNIEnv *env, jclass cls, jint signal)
 {
 	interruptState = 1;
+#if PY_MINOR_VERSION<10
+	PyErr_SetInterrupt();
+#else
 	PyErr_SetInterruptEx((int) signal);
+#endif
 }
 
 extern "C" JNIEXPORT void JNICALL Java_org_jpype_JPypeSignal_acknowledgePy