diff --git a/AUTHORS b/AUTHORS
index 879097622..446eb4bd1 100644
--- a/AUTHORS
+++ b/AUTHORS
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ Edison Gustavo Muenz
 Edoardo Batini
 Edson Tadeu M. Manoel
 Eduardo Schettino
+Edward Haigh
 Eli Boyarski
 Elizaveta Shashkova
 Éloi Rivard
diff --git a/src/_pytest/runner.py b/src/_pytest/runner.py
index 40adad062..6c4ecae6e 100644
--- a/src/_pytest/runner.py
+++ b/src/_pytest/runner.py
@@ -168,7 +168,8 @@ def pytest_runtest_call(item: Item) -> None:
         del sys.last_type
         del sys.last_value
         del sys.last_traceback
-        del sys.last_exc
+        if sys.version_info >= (3,12,0):
+            del sys.last_exc
     except AttributeError:
         pass
     try:
@@ -177,7 +178,8 @@ def pytest_runtest_call(item: Item) -> None:
         # Store trace info to allow postmortem debugging
         sys.last_type = type(e)
         sys.last_value = e
-        sys.last_exc = e
+        if sys.version_info >= (3,12,0):
+            sys.last_exc = e
         assert e.__traceback__ is not None
         # Skip *this* frame
         sys.last_traceback = e.__traceback__.tb_next