diff --git a/Objects/dictobject.c b/Objects/dictobject.c
index 1cb3ee6..587dad3 100644
--- a/Objects/dictobject.c
+++ b/Objects/dictobject.c
@@ -2112,7 +2112,7 @@
 	0,					/* tp_setattro */
 	0,					/* tp_as_buffer */
 	Py_TPFLAGS_DEFAULT | Py_TPFLAGS_HAVE_GC |
-		Py_TPFLAGS_BASETYPE,		/* tp_flags */
+		Py_TPFLAGS_BASETYPE | Py_TPFLAGS_DICT_SUBCLASS,	/* tp_flags */
 	dictionary_doc,				/* tp_doc */
 	dict_traverse,				/* tp_traverse */
 	dict_tp_clear,				/* tp_clear */