diff --git a/Tools/c-analyzer/cpython/globals-to-fix.tsv b/Tools/c-analyzer/cpython/globals-to-fix.tsv
index fcec95bbb2f74c..479221cbd4b682 100644
--- a/Tools/c-analyzer/cpython/globals-to-fix.tsv
+++ b/Tools/c-analyzer/cpython/globals-to-fix.tsv
@@ -302,10 +302,7 @@ Objects/sliceobject.c	-	_Py_EllipsisObject	-
 ##################################
 ## global non-objects to fix in core code
 
-##-----------------------
-## state
-
-Objects/object.c	-	_Py_RefTotal	-
+# <none>
 
 
 ##################################
diff --git a/Tools/c-analyzer/cpython/ignored.tsv b/Tools/c-analyzer/cpython/ignored.tsv
index b03198627f4248..c71fc0d958216c 100644
--- a/Tools/c-analyzer/cpython/ignored.tsv
+++ b/Tools/c-analyzer/cpython/ignored.tsv
@@ -142,6 +142,12 @@ Python/pylifecycle.c	-	runtime_initialized	-
 Modules/syslogmodule.c	-	S_ident_o	-
 Modules/syslogmodule.c	-	S_log_open	-
 
+##-----------------------
+## kept for stable ABI compatibility
+
+# XXX should be per-interpreter, without impacting stable ABI extensions
+Objects/object.c	-	_Py_RefTotal	-
+
 ##-----------------------
 ## one-off temporary state