diff --git a/include/pybind11/detail/common.h b/include/pybind11/detail/common.h
index c8105fd2e..73fbe9a83 100644
--- a/include/pybind11/detail/common.h
+++ b/include/pybind11/detail/common.h
@@ -1005,6 +1005,7 @@ struct error_scope {
     PyObject *type, *value, *trace;
     error_scope() { PyErr_Fetch(&type, &value, &trace); }
     error_scope(const error_scope &) = delete;
+    error_scope &operator=(const error_scope &) = delete;
     ~error_scope() { PyErr_Restore(type, value, trace); }
 };