diff --git a/Python/future.c b/Python/future.c
index 4c1c347..0e68845 100644
--- a/Python/future.c
+++ b/Python/future.c
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
         */
 
         if (s->kind == ImportFrom_kind) {
-            PyObject *modname = s->v.ImportFrom.module;
+            identifier modname = s->v.ImportFrom.module;
             if (modname && PyString_GET_SIZE(modname) == 10 &&
                 !strcmp(PyString_AS_STRING(modname), "__future__")) {
                 if (done) {