#5938: use PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT instead of PyObject_HEAD_INIT in noddy examples.
diff --git a/Doc/includes/noddy4.c b/Doc/includes/noddy4.c
index 1b3704c..6a96fac 100644
--- a/Doc/includes/noddy4.c
+++ b/Doc/includes/noddy4.c
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@
 };
 
 static PyTypeObject NoddyType = {
-    PyObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL)
+    PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL, 0)
     "noddy.Noddy",             /* tp_name */
     sizeof(Noddy),             /* tp_basicsize */
     0,                         /* tp_itemsize */