diff --git a/OpenSSL/util.h b/OpenSSL/util.h
index 4cef481..e634b01 100644
--- a/OpenSSL/util.h
+++ b/OpenSSL/util.h
@@ -137,4 +137,8 @@
 #define PyOpenSSL_LongToHex(o) PyNumber_ToBase(o, 16)
 #endif
 
+#ifndef Py_TYPE
+#define Py_TYPE(ob)             (((PyObject*)(ob))->ob_type)
+#endif
+
 #endif