diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2023-10-24-12-20-46.gh-issue-111253.HFywSK.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2023-10-24-12-20-46.gh-issue-111253.HFywSK.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e21a42605ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2023-10-24-12-20-46.gh-issue-111253.HFywSK.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Add error checking during :mod:`!_socket` module init.
diff --git a/Modules/socketmodule.c b/Modules/socketmodule.c
index 3d099d41d1e..ddc18d84561 100644
--- a/Modules/socketmodule.c
+++ b/Modules/socketmodule.c
@@ -7723,10 +7723,10 @@ socket_exec(PyObject *m)
 
 /* FreeBSD divert(4) */
 #ifdef PF_DIVERT
-    PyModule_AddIntMacro(m, PF_DIVERT);
+    ADD_INT_MACRO(m, PF_DIVERT);
 #endif
 #ifdef AF_DIVERT
-    PyModule_AddIntMacro(m, AF_DIVERT);
+    ADD_INT_MACRO(m, AF_DIVERT);
 #endif
 
 #ifdef AF_PACKET