diff --git a/Objects/dictobject.c b/Objects/dictobject.c
index 8f6ce39..86ac4ef 100644
--- a/Objects/dictobject.c
+++ b/Objects/dictobject.c
@@ -608,7 +608,7 @@
     if (numfree) {
         mp = free_list[--numfree];
         assert (mp != NULL);
-        assert (Py_TYPE(mp) == &PyDict_Type);
+        assert (Py_IS_TYPE(mp, &PyDict_Type));
         _Py_NewReference((PyObject *)mp);
     }
     else {
@@ -2007,7 +2007,7 @@
         assert(keys->dk_refcnt == 1);
         dictkeys_decref(keys);
     }
-    if (numfree < PyDict_MAXFREELIST && Py_TYPE(mp) == &PyDict_Type)
+    if (numfree < PyDict_MAXFREELIST && Py_IS_TYPE(mp, &PyDict_Type))
         free_list[numfree++] = mp;
     else
         Py_TYPE(mp)->tp_free((PyObject *)mp);
@@ -3864,15 +3864,15 @@
     di->di_pos = i-1;
     di->len--;
 
-    if (Py_TYPE(di) == &PyDictRevIterKey_Type) {
+    if (Py_IS_TYPE(di, &PyDictRevIterKey_Type)) {
         Py_INCREF(key);
         return key;
     }
-    else if (Py_TYPE(di) == &PyDictRevIterValue_Type) {
+    else if (Py_IS_TYPE(di, &PyDictRevIterValue_Type)) {
         Py_INCREF(value);
         return value;
     }
-    else if (Py_TYPE(di) == &PyDictRevIterItem_Type) {
+    else if (Py_IS_TYPE(di, &PyDictRevIterItem_Type)) {
         Py_INCREF(key);
         Py_INCREF(value);
         result = di->di_result;
@@ -4236,7 +4236,7 @@
 
     /* if other is a set and self is smaller than other,
        reuse set intersection logic */
-    if (Py_TYPE(other) == &PySet_Type && len_self <= PyObject_Size(other)) {
+    if (Py_IS_TYPE(other, &PySet_Type) && len_self <= PyObject_Size(other)) {
         _Py_IDENTIFIER(intersection);
         return _PyObject_CallMethodIdObjArgs(other, &PyId_intersection, self, NULL);
     }