diff --git a/src/python/grpcio/grpc/_channel.py b/src/python/grpcio/grpc/_channel.py
index 8bae8a12127..3e8a6b75a9d 100644
--- a/src/python/grpcio/grpc/_channel.py
+++ b/src/python/grpcio/grpc/_channel.py
@@ -1123,7 +1123,8 @@ class _ChannelCallState(object):
         self.managed_calls = 0
 
     def __del__(self):
-        if hasattr(self, 'channel') and self.channel:
+        if hasattr(self,
+                   'channel') and self.channel and cygrpc and cygrpc.StatusCode:
             self.channel.close(cygrpc.StatusCode.cancelled,
                                'Channel deallocated!')