diff --git a/Modules/itertoolsmodule.c b/Modules/itertoolsmodule.c
index 10bb11ea1c5820..e58c37e347cf90 100644
--- a/Modules/itertoolsmodule.c
+++ b/Modules/itertoolsmodule.c
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ typedef struct {
     PyTypeObject *accumulate_type;
     PyTypeObject *combinations_type;
     PyTypeObject *compress_type;
+    PyTypeObject *count_type;
     PyTypeObject *cwr_type;
     PyTypeObject *cycle_type;
     PyTypeObject *dropwhile_type;
@@ -71,15 +72,14 @@ class itertools.permutations "permutationsobject *" "clinic_state()->permutation
 class itertools.accumulate "accumulateobject *" "clinic_state()->accumulate_type"
 class itertools.compress "compressobject *" "clinic_state()->compress_type"
 class itertools.filterfalse "filterfalseobject *" "clinic_state()->filterfalse_type"
-class itertools.count "countobject *" "&count_type"
+class itertools.count "countobject *" "clinic_state()->count_type"
 class itertools.pairwise "pairwiseobject *" "&pairwise_type"
 [clinic start generated code]*/
-/*[clinic end generated code: output=da39a3ee5e6b4b0d input=041cf92c608e0a3b]*/
+/*[clinic end generated code: output=da39a3ee5e6b4b0d input=338b4d26465f3eb1]*/
 
 static PyTypeObject teedataobject_type;
 static PyTypeObject tee_type;
 static PyTypeObject batched_type;
-static PyTypeObject count_type;
 static PyTypeObject pairwise_type;
 
 #define clinic_state_by_cls() (get_module_state_by_cls(base_tp))
@@ -4185,15 +4185,18 @@ itertools_count_impl(PyTypeObject *type, PyObject *long_cnt,
 static void
 count_dealloc(countobject *lz)
 {
+    PyTypeObject *tp = Py_TYPE(lz);
     PyObject_GC_UnTrack(lz);
     Py_XDECREF(lz->long_cnt);
     Py_XDECREF(lz->long_step);
-    Py_TYPE(lz)->tp_free(lz);
+    tp->tp_free(lz);
+    Py_DECREF(tp);
 }
 
 static int
 count_traverse(countobject *lz, visitproc visit, void *arg)
 {
+    Py_VISIT(Py_TYPE(lz));
     Py_VISIT(lz->long_cnt);
     Py_VISIT(lz->long_step);
     return 0;
@@ -4267,48 +4270,26 @@ static PyMethodDef count_methods[] = {
     {NULL,              NULL}   /* sentinel */
 };
 
-static PyTypeObject count_type = {
-    PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL, 0)
-    "itertools.count",                  /* tp_name */
-    sizeof(countobject),                /* tp_basicsize */
-    0,                                  /* tp_itemsize */
-    /* methods */
-    (destructor)count_dealloc,          /* tp_dealloc */
-    0,                                  /* tp_vectorcall_offset */
-    0,                                  /* tp_getattr */
-    0,                                  /* tp_setattr */
-    0,                                  /* tp_as_async */
-    (reprfunc)count_repr,               /* tp_repr */
-    0,                                  /* tp_as_number */
-    0,                                  /* tp_as_sequence */
-    0,                                  /* tp_as_mapping */
-    0,                                  /* tp_hash */
-    0,                                  /* tp_call */
-    0,                                  /* tp_str */
-    PyObject_GenericGetAttr,            /* tp_getattro */
-    0,                                  /* tp_setattro */
-    0,                                  /* tp_as_buffer */
-    Py_TPFLAGS_DEFAULT | Py_TPFLAGS_HAVE_GC |
-        Py_TPFLAGS_BASETYPE,            /* tp_flags */
-    itertools_count__doc__,             /* tp_doc */
-    (traverseproc)count_traverse,       /* tp_traverse */
-    0,                                  /* tp_clear */
-    0,                                  /* tp_richcompare */
-    0,                                  /* tp_weaklistoffset */
-    PyObject_SelfIter,                  /* tp_iter */
-    (iternextfunc)count_next,           /* tp_iternext */
-    count_methods,                      /* tp_methods */
-    0,                                  /* tp_members */
-    0,                                  /* tp_getset */
-    0,                                  /* tp_base */
-    0,                                  /* tp_dict */
-    0,                                  /* tp_descr_get */
-    0,                                  /* tp_descr_set */
-    0,                                  /* tp_dictoffset */
-    0,                                  /* tp_init */
-    0,                                  /* tp_alloc */
-    itertools_count,                    /* tp_new */
-    PyObject_GC_Del,                    /* tp_free */
+static PyType_Slot count_slots[] = {
+    {Py_tp_dealloc, count_dealloc},
+    {Py_tp_repr, count_repr},
+    {Py_tp_getattro, PyObject_GenericGetAttr},
+    {Py_tp_doc, (void *)itertools_count__doc__},
+    {Py_tp_traverse, count_traverse},
+    {Py_tp_iter, PyObject_SelfIter},
+    {Py_tp_iternext, count_next},
+    {Py_tp_methods, count_methods},
+    {Py_tp_new, itertools_count},
+    {Py_tp_free, PyObject_GC_Del},
+    {0, NULL},
+};
+
+static PyType_Spec count_spec = {
+    .name = "itertools.count",
+    .basicsize = sizeof(countobject),
+    .flags = (Py_TPFLAGS_DEFAULT | Py_TPFLAGS_HAVE_GC | Py_TPFLAGS_BASETYPE |
+              Py_TPFLAGS_IMMUTABLETYPE),
+    .slots = count_slots,
 };
 
 
@@ -4778,6 +4759,7 @@ itertoolsmodule_traverse(PyObject *mod, visitproc visit, void *arg)
     Py_VISIT(state->accumulate_type);
     Py_VISIT(state->combinations_type);
     Py_VISIT(state->compress_type);
+    Py_VISIT(state->count_type);
     Py_VISIT(state->cwr_type);
     Py_VISIT(state->cycle_type);
     Py_VISIT(state->dropwhile_type);
@@ -4797,6 +4779,7 @@ itertoolsmodule_clear(PyObject *mod)
     Py_CLEAR(state->accumulate_type);
     Py_CLEAR(state->combinations_type);
     Py_CLEAR(state->compress_type);
+    Py_CLEAR(state->count_type);
     Py_CLEAR(state->cwr_type);
     Py_CLEAR(state->cycle_type);
     Py_CLEAR(state->dropwhile_type);
@@ -4833,6 +4816,7 @@ itertoolsmodule_exec(PyObject *mod)
     ADD_TYPE(mod, state->accumulate_type, &accumulate_spec);
     ADD_TYPE(mod, state->combinations_type, &combinations_spec);
     ADD_TYPE(mod, state->compress_type, &compress_spec);
+    ADD_TYPE(mod, state->count_type, &count_spec);
     ADD_TYPE(mod, state->cwr_type, &cwr_spec);
     ADD_TYPE(mod, state->cycle_type, &cycle_spec);
     ADD_TYPE(mod, state->dropwhile_type, &dropwhile_spec);
@@ -4847,7 +4831,6 @@ itertoolsmodule_exec(PyObject *mod)
         &batched_type,
         &islice_type,
         &chain_type,
-        &count_type,
         &ziplongest_type,
         &pairwise_type,
         &product_type,