diff --git a/Modules/mmapmodule.c b/Modules/mmapmodule.c
index f1f8001..2d745c1 100644
--- a/Modules/mmapmodule.c
+++ b/Modules/mmapmodule.c
@@ -1329,7 +1329,7 @@
 	PyObject *dict, *module;
 
 	/* Patch the object type */
-	Py_Type(&mmap_object_type) = &PyType_Type;
+	Py_TYPE(&mmap_object_type) = &PyType_Type;
 
 	module = Py_InitModule("mmap", mmap_functions);
 	if (module == NULL)