diff --git a/Modules/_curses_panel.c b/Modules/_curses_panel.c
index 7d252244e24..d782ccd0867 100644
--- a/Modules/_curses_panel.c
+++ b/Modules/_curses_panel.c
@@ -654,6 +654,7 @@ _curses_panel_exec(PyObject *mod)
     if (state->PyCursesPanel_Type == NULL) {
         return -1;
     }
+    ((PyTypeObject *)state->PyCursesPanel_Type)->tp_new = NULL;
 
     if (PyModule_AddType(mod, state->PyCursesPanel_Type) < 0) {
         return -1;
@@ -715,4 +716,4 @@ PyMODINIT_FUNC
 PyInit__curses_panel(void)
 {
     return PyModuleDef_Init(&_curses_panelmodule);
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}