diff --git a/Include/cpython/import.h b/Include/cpython/import.h
index a58801b47f1bec..2bca4ade4c4f2c 100644
--- a/Include/cpython/import.h
+++ b/Include/cpython/import.h
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *) _PyImport_GetModuleId(_Py_Identifier *name);
 PyAPI_FUNC(int) _PyImport_SetModule(PyObject *name, PyObject *module);
 PyAPI_FUNC(int) _PyImport_SetModuleString(const char *name, PyObject* module);
 
-PyAPI_FUNC(void) _PyImport_AcquireLock(void);
-PyAPI_FUNC(int) _PyImport_ReleaseLock(void);
+PyAPI_FUNC(void) _PyImport_AcquireLock(PyInterpreterState *interp);
+PyAPI_FUNC(int) _PyImport_ReleaseLock(PyInterpreterState *interp);
 
 PyAPI_FUNC(int) _PyImport_FixupBuiltin(
     PyObject *mod,
diff --git a/Include/internal/pycore_import.h b/Include/internal/pycore_import.h
index 6ee7356b41c021..d60e50549eb048 100644
--- a/Include/internal/pycore_import.h
+++ b/Include/internal/pycore_import.h
@@ -21,17 +21,6 @@ struct _import_runtime_state {
        This is initialized lazily in _PyImport_FixupExtensionObject().
        Modules are added there and looked up in _imp.find_extension(). */
     PyObject *extensions;
-    /* The global import lock. */
-    struct {
-        PyThread_type_lock mutex;
-        unsigned long thread;
-        int level;
-    } lock;
-    struct {
-        int import_level;
-        _PyTime_t accumulated;
-        int header;
-    } find_and_load;
     /* Package context -- the full module name for package imports */
     const char * pkgcontext;
 };
@@ -68,6 +57,18 @@ struct _import_state {
     int dlopenflags;
 #endif
     PyObject *import_func;
+    /* The global import lock. */
+    struct {
+        PyThread_type_lock mutex;
+        unsigned long thread;
+        int level;
+    } lock;
+    /* diagnostic info in PyImport_ImportModuleLevelObject() */
+    struct {
+        int import_level;
+        _PyTime_t accumulated;
+        int header;
+    } find_and_load;
 };
 
 #ifdef HAVE_DLOPEN
@@ -85,8 +86,15 @@ struct _import_state {
 
 #define IMPORTS_INIT \
     { \
-        .override_frozen_modules = 0, \
         DLOPENFLAGS_INIT \
+        .lock = { \
+            .mutex = NULL, \
+            .thread = PYTHREAD_INVALID_THREAD_ID, \
+            .level = 0, \
+        }, \
+        .find_and_load = { \
+            .header = 1, \
+        }, \
     }
 
 extern void _PyImport_ClearCore(PyInterpreterState *interp);
@@ -137,7 +145,7 @@ extern void _PyImport_FiniExternal(PyInterpreterState *interp);
 
 
 #ifdef HAVE_FORK
-extern PyStatus _PyImport_ReInitLock(void);
+extern PyStatus _PyImport_ReInitLock(PyInterpreterState *interp);
 #endif
 
 
diff --git a/Include/internal/pycore_runtime_init.h b/Include/internal/pycore_runtime_init.h
index a8d5953ff98b0b..f2648ab6117ccd 100644
--- a/Include/internal/pycore_runtime_init.h
+++ b/Include/internal/pycore_runtime_init.h
@@ -37,16 +37,6 @@ extern "C" {
            in accordance with the specification. */ \
         .autoTSSkey = Py_tss_NEEDS_INIT, \
         .parser = _parser_runtime_state_INIT, \
-        .imports = { \
-            .lock = { \
-                .mutex = NULL, \
-                .thread = PYTHREAD_INVALID_THREAD_ID, \
-                .level = 0, \
-            }, \
-            .find_and_load = { \
-                .header = 1, \
-            }, \
-        }, \
         .ceval = { \
             .perf = _PyEval_RUNTIME_PERF_INIT, \
         }, \
diff --git a/Modules/posixmodule.c b/Modules/posixmodule.c
index d9e93473aeadaa..4fdfc6fe502961 100644
--- a/Modules/posixmodule.c
+++ b/Modules/posixmodule.c
@@ -568,18 +568,21 @@ run_at_forkers(PyObject *lst, int reverse)
 void
 PyOS_BeforeFork(void)
 {
-    run_at_forkers(_PyInterpreterState_GET()->before_forkers, 1);
+    PyInterpreterState *interp = _PyInterpreterState_GET();
+    run_at_forkers(interp->before_forkers, 1);
 
-    _PyImport_AcquireLock();
+    _PyImport_AcquireLock(interp);
 }
 
 void
 PyOS_AfterFork_Parent(void)
 {
-    if (_PyImport_ReleaseLock() <= 0)
+    PyInterpreterState *interp = _PyInterpreterState_GET();
+    if (_PyImport_ReleaseLock(interp) <= 0) {
         Py_FatalError("failed releasing import lock after fork");
+    }
 
-    run_at_forkers(_PyInterpreterState_GET()->after_forkers_parent, 0);
+    run_at_forkers(interp->after_forkers_parent, 0);
 }
 
 void
@@ -605,7 +608,7 @@ PyOS_AfterFork_Child(void)
         goto fatal_error;
     }
 
-    status = _PyImport_ReInitLock();
+    status = _PyImport_ReInitLock(tstate->interp);
     if (_PyStatus_EXCEPTION(status)) {
         goto fatal_error;
     }
diff --git a/Python/import.c b/Python/import.c
index 87981668a30505..c1b687bcb6d357 100644
--- a/Python/import.c
+++ b/Python/import.c
@@ -56,11 +56,6 @@ static struct _inittab *inittab_copy = NULL;
 #define LAST_MODULE_INDEX _PyRuntime.imports.last_module_index
 #define EXTENSIONS _PyRuntime.imports.extensions
 
-#define import_lock _PyRuntime.imports.lock.mutex
-#define import_lock_thread _PyRuntime.imports.lock.thread
-#define import_lock_level _PyRuntime.imports.lock.level
-
-#define FIND_AND_LOAD _PyRuntime.imports.find_and_load
 #define PKGCONTEXT (_PyRuntime.imports.pkgcontext)
 
 
@@ -83,6 +78,16 @@ static struct _inittab *inittab_copy = NULL;
 #define IMPORT_FUNC(interp) \
     (interp)->imports.import_func
 
+#define IMPORT_LOCK(interp) \
+    (interp)->imports.lock.mutex
+#define IMPORT_LOCK_THREAD(interp) \
+    (interp)->imports.lock.thread
+#define IMPORT_LOCK_LEVEL(interp) \
+    (interp)->imports.lock.level
+
+#define FIND_AND_LOAD(interp) \
+    (interp)->imports.find_and_load
+
 
 /*******************/
 /* the import lock */
@@ -93,45 +98,45 @@ static struct _inittab *inittab_copy = NULL;
    These calls are serialized by the global interpreter lock. */
 
 void
-_PyImport_AcquireLock(void)
+_PyImport_AcquireLock(PyInterpreterState *interp)
 {
     unsigned long me = PyThread_get_thread_ident();
     if (me == PYTHREAD_INVALID_THREAD_ID)
         return; /* Too bad */
-    if (import_lock == NULL) {
-        import_lock = PyThread_allocate_lock();
-        if (import_lock == NULL)
+    if (IMPORT_LOCK(interp) == NULL) {
+        IMPORT_LOCK(interp) = PyThread_allocate_lock();
+        if (IMPORT_LOCK(interp) == NULL)
             return;  /* Nothing much we can do. */
     }
-    if (import_lock_thread == me) {
-        import_lock_level++;
+    if (IMPORT_LOCK_THREAD(interp) == me) {
+        IMPORT_LOCK_LEVEL(interp)++;
         return;
     }
-    if (import_lock_thread != PYTHREAD_INVALID_THREAD_ID ||
-        !PyThread_acquire_lock(import_lock, 0))
+    if (IMPORT_LOCK_THREAD(interp) != PYTHREAD_INVALID_THREAD_ID ||
+        !PyThread_acquire_lock(IMPORT_LOCK(interp), 0))
     {
         PyThreadState *tstate = PyEval_SaveThread();
-        PyThread_acquire_lock(import_lock, WAIT_LOCK);
+        PyThread_acquire_lock(IMPORT_LOCK(interp), WAIT_LOCK);
         PyEval_RestoreThread(tstate);
     }
-    assert(import_lock_level == 0);
-    import_lock_thread = me;
-    import_lock_level = 1;
+    assert(IMPORT_LOCK_LEVEL(interp) == 0);
+    IMPORT_LOCK_THREAD(interp) = me;
+    IMPORT_LOCK_LEVEL(interp) = 1;
 }
 
 int
-_PyImport_ReleaseLock(void)
+_PyImport_ReleaseLock(PyInterpreterState *interp)
 {
     unsigned long me = PyThread_get_thread_ident();
-    if (me == PYTHREAD_INVALID_THREAD_ID || import_lock == NULL)
+    if (me == PYTHREAD_INVALID_THREAD_ID || IMPORT_LOCK(interp) == NULL)
         return 0; /* Too bad */
-    if (import_lock_thread != me)
+    if (IMPORT_LOCK_THREAD(interp) != me)
         return -1;
-    import_lock_level--;
-    assert(import_lock_level >= 0);
-    if (import_lock_level == 0) {
-        import_lock_thread = PYTHREAD_INVALID_THREAD_ID;
-        PyThread_release_lock(import_lock);
+    IMPORT_LOCK_LEVEL(interp)--;
+    assert(IMPORT_LOCK_LEVEL(interp) >= 0);
+    if (IMPORT_LOCK_LEVEL(interp) == 0) {
+        IMPORT_LOCK_THREAD(interp) = PYTHREAD_INVALID_THREAD_ID;
+        PyThread_release_lock(IMPORT_LOCK(interp));
     }
     return 1;
 }
@@ -142,23 +147,23 @@ _PyImport_ReleaseLock(void)
    We now acquire the import lock around fork() calls but on some platforms
    (Solaris 9 and earlier? see isue7242) that still left us with problems. */
 PyStatus
-_PyImport_ReInitLock(void)
+_PyImport_ReInitLock(PyInterpreterState *interp)
 {
-    if (import_lock != NULL) {
-        if (_PyThread_at_fork_reinit(&import_lock) < 0) {
+    if (IMPORT_LOCK(interp) != NULL) {
+        if (_PyThread_at_fork_reinit(&IMPORT_LOCK(interp)) < 0) {
             return _PyStatus_ERR("failed to create a new lock");
         }
     }
 
-    if (import_lock_level > 1) {
+    if (IMPORT_LOCK_LEVEL(interp) > 1) {
         /* Forked as a side effect of import */
         unsigned long me = PyThread_get_thread_ident();
-        PyThread_acquire_lock(import_lock, WAIT_LOCK);
-        import_lock_thread = me;
-        import_lock_level--;
+        PyThread_acquire_lock(IMPORT_LOCK(interp), WAIT_LOCK);
+        IMPORT_LOCK_THREAD(interp) = me;
+        IMPORT_LOCK_LEVEL(interp)--;
     } else {
-        import_lock_thread = PYTHREAD_INVALID_THREAD_ID;
-        import_lock_level = 0;
+        IMPORT_LOCK_THREAD(interp) = PYTHREAD_INVALID_THREAD_ID;
+        IMPORT_LOCK_LEVEL(interp) = 0;
     }
     return _PyStatus_OK();
 }
@@ -2345,8 +2350,8 @@ import_find_and_load(PyThreadState *tstate, PyObject *abs_name)
     PyObject *mod = NULL;
     PyInterpreterState *interp = tstate->interp;
     int import_time = _PyInterpreterState_GetConfig(interp)->import_time;
-#define import_level FIND_AND_LOAD.import_level
-#define accumulated FIND_AND_LOAD.accumulated
+#define import_level FIND_AND_LOAD(interp).import_level
+#define accumulated FIND_AND_LOAD(interp).accumulated
 
     _PyTime_t t1 = 0, accumulated_copy = accumulated;
 
@@ -2367,7 +2372,7 @@ import_find_and_load(PyThreadState *tstate, PyObject *abs_name)
      * _PyDict_GetItemIdWithError().
      */
     if (import_time) {
-#define header FIND_AND_LOAD.header
+#define header FIND_AND_LOAD(interp).header
         if (header) {
             fputs("import time: self [us] | cumulative | imported package\n",
                   stderr);
@@ -2706,10 +2711,6 @@ _PyImport_Fini(void)
 {
     /* Destroy the database used by _PyImport_{Fixup,Find}Extension */
     _extensions_cache_clear_all();
-    if (import_lock != NULL) {
-        PyThread_free_lock(import_lock);
-        import_lock = NULL;
-    }
 
     /* Use the same memory allocator as _PyImport_Init(). */
     PyMemAllocatorEx old_alloc;
@@ -2798,6 +2799,11 @@ _PyImport_FiniCore(PyInterpreterState *interp)
         PyErr_WriteUnraisable(NULL);
     }
 
+    if (IMPORT_LOCK(interp) != NULL) {
+        PyThread_free_lock(IMPORT_LOCK(interp));
+        IMPORT_LOCK(interp) = NULL;
+    }
+
     _PyImport_ClearCore(interp);
 }
 
@@ -2929,7 +2935,9 @@ static PyObject *
 _imp_lock_held_impl(PyObject *module)
 /*[clinic end generated code: output=8b89384b5e1963fc input=9b088f9b217d9bdf]*/
 {
-    return PyBool_FromLong(import_lock_thread != PYTHREAD_INVALID_THREAD_ID);
+    PyInterpreterState *interp = _PyInterpreterState_GET();
+    return PyBool_FromLong(
+            IMPORT_LOCK_THREAD(interp) != PYTHREAD_INVALID_THREAD_ID);
 }
 
 /*[clinic input]
@@ -2945,7 +2953,8 @@ static PyObject *
 _imp_acquire_lock_impl(PyObject *module)
 /*[clinic end generated code: output=1aff58cb0ee1b026 input=4a2d4381866d5fdc]*/
 {
-    _PyImport_AcquireLock();
+    PyInterpreterState *interp = _PyInterpreterState_GET();
+    _PyImport_AcquireLock(interp);
     Py_RETURN_NONE;
 }
 
@@ -2961,7 +2970,8 @@ static PyObject *
 _imp_release_lock_impl(PyObject *module)
 /*[clinic end generated code: output=7faab6d0be178b0a input=934fb11516dd778b]*/
 {
-    if (_PyImport_ReleaseLock() < 0) {
+    PyInterpreterState *interp = _PyInterpreterState_GET();
+    if (_PyImport_ReleaseLock(interp) < 0) {
         PyErr_SetString(PyExc_RuntimeError,
                         "not holding the import lock");
         return NULL;