diff --git a/Objects/classobject.c b/Objects/classobject.c
index 9c9c49e..2db898a 100644
--- a/Objects/classobject.c
+++ b/Objects/classobject.c
@@ -426,8 +426,7 @@
 }
 
 PyTypeObject PyMethod_Type = {
-	PyObject_HEAD_INIT(&PyType_Type)
-	0,
+	PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(&PyType_Type, 0)
 	"method",
 	sizeof(PyMethodObject),
 	0,