#5938: use PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT instead of PyObject_HEAD_INIT in noddy examples.
diff --git a/Doc/includes/noddy3.c b/Doc/includes/noddy3.c
index fac44d8..89f3a77 100644
--- a/Doc/includes/noddy3.c
+++ b/Doc/includes/noddy3.c
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@
 };
 
 static PyTypeObject NoddyType = {
-    PyObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL)
+    PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL, 0)
     "noddy.Noddy",             /* tp_name */
     sizeof(Noddy),             /* tp_basicsize */
     0,                         /* tp_itemsize */