diff --git a/lib/libesp32/Berry/src/be_class.c b/lib/libesp32/Berry/src/be_class.c
index 5441b372b..74348fc3f 100644
--- a/lib/libesp32/Berry/src/be_class.c
+++ b/lib/libesp32/Berry/src/be_class.c
@@ -243,6 +243,20 @@ static int default_init_native_method(bvm *vm) {
     be_return_nil(vm);
 }
 
+/* Find instance member by name and copy value to `dst` */
+/* Do not look into virtual members */
+int be_instance_member_simple(bvm *vm, binstance *instance, bstring *name, bvalue *dst)
+{
+    int type;
+    be_assert(name != NULL);
+    binstance * obj = instance_member(vm, instance, name, dst);
+    type = var_type(dst);
+    if (obj && type == MT_VARIABLE) {
+        *dst = obj->members[dst->v.i];
+    }
+    return type;
+}
+
 /* Find instance member by name and copy value to `dst` */
 /* Input: none of `obj`, `name` and `dst` may not be NULL */
 /* Returns the type of the member or BE_NONE if member not found */
diff --git a/lib/libesp32/Berry/src/be_class.h b/lib/libesp32/Berry/src/be_class.h
index 3186afd66..6a114f53b 100644
--- a/lib/libesp32/Berry/src/be_class.h
+++ b/lib/libesp32/Berry/src/be_class.h
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ void be_closure_method_bind(bvm *vm, bclass *c, bstring *name, bclosure *cl);
 int be_class_closure_count(bclass *c);
 void be_class_upvalue_init(bvm *vm, bclass *c);
 bbool be_class_newobj(bvm *vm, bclass *c, bvalue *argv, int argc, int mode);
+int be_instance_member_simple(bvm *vm, binstance *obj, bstring *name, bvalue *dst);
 int be_instance_member(bvm *vm, binstance *obj, bstring *name, bvalue *dst);
 int be_class_member(bvm *vm, bclass *obj, bstring *name, bvalue *dst);
 bbool be_instance_setmember(bvm *vm, binstance *obj, bstring *name, bvalue *src);
diff --git a/lib/libesp32/Berry/src/be_gc.c b/lib/libesp32/Berry/src/be_gc.c
index dc5e2d09c..0475de7b3 100644
--- a/lib/libesp32/Berry/src/be_gc.c
+++ b/lib/libesp32/Berry/src/be_gc.c
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ static void destruct_object(bvm *vm, bgcobject *obj)
         int type;
         binstance *ins = cast_instance(obj);
         /* does not GC when creating the string "deinit". */
-        type = be_instance_member(vm, ins, str_literal(vm, "deinit"), vm->top);
+        type = be_instance_member_simple(vm, ins, str_literal(vm, "deinit"), vm->top);
         be_incrtop(vm);
         if (basetype(type) == BE_FUNCTION) {
             var_setinstance(vm->top, ins);  /* push instance on stack as arg 1 */
diff --git a/lib/libesp32/Berry/src/be_vm.c b/lib/libesp32/Berry/src/be_vm.c
index 49e20517f..70857ef72 100644
--- a/lib/libesp32/Berry/src/be_vm.c
+++ b/lib/libesp32/Berry/src/be_vm.c
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ bbool be_value2bool(bvm *vm, bvalue *v)
 static void obj_method(bvm *vm, bvalue *o, bstring *attr, bvalue *dst)
 {
     binstance *obj = var_toobj(o);
-    int type = be_instance_member(vm, obj, attr, dst);
+    int type = be_instance_member_simple(vm, obj, attr, dst);
     if (basetype(type) != BE_FUNCTION) {
         vm_error(vm, "attribute_error",
             "the '%s' object has no method '%s'",