diff --git a/Lib/test/test_symtable.py b/Lib/test/test_symtable.py
index 25714aecda3a15..36cb7b3f242e4c 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_symtable.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_symtable.py
@@ -251,6 +251,10 @@ def test_symtable_repr(self):
         self.assertEqual(str(self.top), "<SymbolTable for module ?>")
         self.assertEqual(str(self.spam), "<Function SymbolTable for spam in ?>")
 
+    def test_symtable_entry_repr(self):
+        expected = f"<symtable entry top({self.top.get_id()}), line {self.top.get_lineno()}>"
+        self.assertEqual(repr(self.top._table), expected)
+
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     unittest.main()
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core and Builtins/2023-09-10-18-53-55.gh-issue-109207.Fei8bY.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core and Builtins/2023-09-10-18-53-55.gh-issue-109207.Fei8bY.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..f9da3ac4d1abbd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core and Builtins/2023-09-10-18-53-55.gh-issue-109207.Fei8bY.rst	
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fix a SystemError in ``__repr__`` of symtable entry object.
diff --git a/Python/symtable.c b/Python/symtable.c
index 7eef6f7231c035..6c28b49a0655c6 100644
--- a/Python/symtable.c
+++ b/Python/symtable.c
@@ -150,9 +150,8 @@ ste_new(struct symtable *st, identifier name, _Py_block_ty block,
 static PyObject *
 ste_repr(PySTEntryObject *ste)
 {
-    return PyUnicode_FromFormat("<symtable entry %U(%ld), line %d>",
-                                ste->ste_name,
-                                PyLong_AS_LONG(ste->ste_id), ste->ste_lineno);
+    return PyUnicode_FromFormat("<symtable entry %U(%R), line %d>",
+                                ste->ste_name, ste->ste_id, ste->ste_lineno);
 }
 
 static void