diff --git a/Objects/object.c b/Objects/object.c
index fa35b80..747657c 100644
--- a/Objects/object.c
+++ b/Objects/object.c
@@ -473,7 +473,7 @@
 };
 
 
-#ifdef TRACE_REFS
+#ifdef Py_TRACE_REFS
 
 static object refchain = {&refchain, &refchain};
 
@@ -576,3 +576,7 @@
 
 /* Hack to force loading of cobject.o */
 static PyTypeObject *cobject_hack = &PyCObject_Type;
+
+
+/* Hack to force loading of abstract.o */
+static int (*abstract_hack) FPROTO((PyObject *)) = &PyObject_Length;