diff --git a/Objects/intobject.c b/Objects/intobject.c
index 04e4d29..3ab00af 100644
--- a/Objects/intobject.c
+++ b/Objects/intobject.c
@@ -1486,7 +1486,7 @@
         for (i = 0, p = &list->objects[0];
              i < N_INTOBJECTS;
              i++, p++) {
-            if (PyInt_CheckExact(p) && p->ob_refcnt != 0)
+            if (PyInt_CheckExact(p) && Py_REFCNT(p) != 0)
                 u++;
         }
         next = list->next;
@@ -1497,7 +1497,7 @@
                  i < N_INTOBJECTS;
                  i++, p++) {
                 if (!PyInt_CheckExact(p) ||
-                    p->ob_refcnt == 0) {
+                    Py_REFCNT(p) == 0) {
                     Py_TYPE(p) = (struct _typeobject *)
                         free_list;
                     free_list = p;
@@ -1560,14 +1560,14 @@
             for (i = 0, p = &list->objects[0];
                  i < N_INTOBJECTS;
                  i++, p++) {
-                if (PyInt_CheckExact(p) && p->ob_refcnt != 0)
+                if (PyInt_CheckExact(p) && Py_REFCNT(p) != 0)
                     /* XXX(twouters) cast refcount to
                        long until %zd is universally
                        available
                      */
                     fprintf(stderr,
                 "#   <int at %p, refcnt=%ld, val=%ld>\n",
-                                p, (long)p->ob_refcnt,
+                                p, (long)Py_REFCNT(p),
                                 p->ob_ival);
             }
             list = list->next;