diff --git a/gdb/ChangeLog b/gdb/ChangeLog
index 324bad05ff..406840c5e8 100644
--- a/gdb/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdb/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2010-12-16  Joel Borggrén-Franck  <joel.borggren.franck@gmail.com>
+
+	* python/py-value.c (value_object_type) <tp_flags>: Add
+	Py_TPFLAGS_BASETYPE.
+
 2010-12-16  Mike Frysinger  <vapier@gentoo.org>
 
 	* NEWS: Mention new sim --map-info flag.
diff --git a/gdb/python/py-value.c b/gdb/python/py-value.c
index 4445655638..3ade512d18 100644
--- a/gdb/python/py-value.c
+++ b/gdb/python/py-value.c
@@ -1320,7 +1320,7 @@ PyTypeObject value_object_type = {
   0,				  /*tp_getattro*/
   0,				  /*tp_setattro*/
   0,				  /*tp_as_buffer*/
-  Py_TPFLAGS_DEFAULT | Py_TPFLAGS_CHECKTYPES,	/*tp_flags*/
+  Py_TPFLAGS_DEFAULT | Py_TPFLAGS_CHECKTYPES | Py_TPFLAGS_BASETYPE, /*tp_flags*/
   "GDB value object",		  /* tp_doc */
   0,				  /* tp_traverse */
   0,				  /* tp_clear */