diff --git a/Objects/exceptions.c b/Objects/exceptions.c
index 9e298f0..402bcec 100644
--- a/Objects/exceptions.c
+++ b/Objects/exceptions.c
@@ -300,7 +300,8 @@
     PyObject_GenericGetAttr,    /*tp_getattro*/
     PyObject_GenericSetAttr,    /*tp_setattro*/
     0,                          /*tp_as_buffer*/
-    Py_TPFLAGS_DEFAULT | Py_TPFLAGS_BASETYPE | Py_TPFLAGS_HAVE_GC,  /*tp_flags*/
+    Py_TPFLAGS_DEFAULT | Py_TPFLAGS_BASETYPE | Py_TPFLAGS_HAVE_GC |
+    	Py_TPFLAGS_BASE_EXC_SUBCLASS,  /*tp_flags*/
     PyDoc_STR("Common base class for all exceptions"), /* tp_doc */
     (traverseproc)BaseException_traverse, /* tp_traverse */
     (inquiry)BaseException_clear, /* tp_clear */