diff --git a/Lib/functools.py b/Lib/functools.py
index e7c281f1f28322..cce66fd3b97707 100644
--- a/Lib/functools.py
+++ b/Lib/functools.py
@@ -955,9 +955,9 @@ def __get__(self, obj, cls=None):
             else:
                 return _method
 
+        dp = self.dispatcher.dispatch
         def _method(*args, **kwargs):
-            method = self.dispatcher.dispatch(args[0].__class__)
-            return method.__get__(obj, cls)(*args, **kwargs)
+            return dp(args[0].__class__).__get__(obj, cls)(*args, **kwargs)
 
         _method.__isabstractmethod__ = self.__isabstractmethod__
         _method.register = self.register