diff --git a/python27-sys/src/dictobject.rs b/python27-sys/src/dictobject.rs
index 6ff80709..bba92db8 100644
--- a/python27-sys/src/dictobject.rs
+++ b/python27-sys/src/dictobject.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ use libc::{c_char, c_int};
 use crate::object::*;
 use crate::pyport::Py_ssize_t;
 
-//pub enum PyDictObject { /* representation hidden */ }
+//#[repr(C)] pub struct PyDictObject { /* representation hidden */ }
 
 #[cfg_attr(windows, link(name = "pythonXY"))]
 extern "C" {
diff --git a/python27-sys/src/longobject.rs b/python27-sys/src/longobject.rs
index 99622b0d..5479747b 100644
--- a/python27-sys/src/longobject.rs
+++ b/python27-sys/src/longobject.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ use libc::{c_char, c_double, c_int, c_long, c_longlong, c_ulong, c_ulonglong, c_
 use crate::object::*;
 use crate::pyport::Py_ssize_t;
 
-//enum PyLongObject { /* representation hidden */ }
+//#[repr(C)] struct PyLongObject { /* representation hidden */ }
 
 #[cfg_attr(windows, link(name = "pythonXY"))]
 extern "C" {
diff --git a/python27-sys/src/pyarena.rs b/python27-sys/src/pyarena.rs
index 6eef43e1..bdd93aa2 100644
--- a/python27-sys/src/pyarena.rs
+++ b/python27-sys/src/pyarena.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ use libc::{c_int, c_void, size_t};
 use crate::object::PyObject;
 
 #[allow(missing_copy_implementations)]
-pub enum PyArena {}
+#[repr(C)] pub struct PyArena { _private: [u8; 0] }
 
 #[cfg_attr(windows, link(name = "pythonXY"))]
 extern "C" {
diff --git a/python27-sys/src/pystate.rs b/python27-sys/src/pystate.rs
index c95f28b3..e31776c3 100644
--- a/python27-sys/src/pystate.rs
+++ b/python27-sys/src/pystate.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ use libc::{c_int, c_long};
 use crate::frameobject::PyFrameObject;
 use crate::object::PyObject;
 
-pub enum PyInterpreterState {}
+#[repr(C)] pub struct PyInterpreterState { _private: [u8; 0] }
 
 pub type Py_tracefunc = unsafe extern "C" fn(
     arg1: *mut PyObject,
diff --git a/python27-sys/src/pythonrun.rs b/python27-sys/src/pythonrun.rs
index 44b0fe13..1ecbcceb 100644
--- a/python27-sys/src/pythonrun.rs
+++ b/python27-sys/src/pythonrun.rs
@@ -22,11 +22,13 @@ pub struct PyCompilerFlags {
 }
 
 #[allow(missing_copy_implementations)]
-pub enum Struct__mod {}
+#[repr(C)] pub struct Struct__mod { _private: [u8; 0] }
+
 #[allow(missing_copy_implementations)]
-pub enum Struct__node {}
+#[repr(C)] pub struct Struct__node { _private: [u8; 0] }
+
 #[allow(missing_copy_implementations)]
-pub enum Struct_symtable {}
+#[repr(C)] pub struct Struct_symtable { _private: [u8; 0] }
 
 #[cfg_attr(windows, link(name = "pythonXY"))]
 extern "C" {
diff --git a/python27-sys/src/setobject.rs b/python27-sys/src/setobject.rs
index 14f9122d..ebe2a3eb 100644
--- a/python27-sys/src/setobject.rs
+++ b/python27-sys/src/setobject.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ use libc::c_int;
 use crate::object::*;
 use crate::pyport::Py_ssize_t;
 
-//enum PySetObject { /* representation hidden */ }
+//#[repr(C)] pub struct PySetObject { _private: [u8; 0] }
 
 #[cfg_attr(windows, link(name = "pythonXY"))]
 extern "C" {
diff --git a/python3-sys/src/code.rs b/python3-sys/src/code.rs
index d9708d2c..2541588f 100644
--- a/python3-sys/src/code.rs
+++ b/python3-sys/src/code.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ use crate::object::*;
 use crate::pyport::Py_ssize_t;
 
 #[cfg(Py_3_8)]
-pub enum _PyOpcache {}
+#[repr(C)]
+pub struct _PyOpcache { _private: [u8; 0] }
 
 #[repr(C)]
 #[derive(Copy)]
diff --git a/python3-sys/src/frameobject.rs b/python3-sys/src/frameobject.rs
index d04f1283..75a5fdcf 100644
--- a/python3-sys/src/frameobject.rs
+++ b/python3-sys/src/frameobject.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ pub struct PyTryBlock {
 }
 
 #[cfg(Py_LIMITED_API)]
-pub enum PyFrameObject {}
+#[repr(C)]
+pub struct PyFrameObject { _private: [u8; 0] }
 
 #[cfg(not(Py_LIMITED_API))]
 #[repr(C)]
diff --git a/python3-sys/src/longobject.rs b/python3-sys/src/longobject.rs
index d419eae8..ffffcc8b 100644
--- a/python3-sys/src/longobject.rs
+++ b/python3-sys/src/longobject.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ use libc::{c_char, c_double, c_int, c_long, c_longlong, c_ulong, c_ulonglong, c_
 use crate::object::*;
 use crate::pyport::Py_ssize_t;
 
-pub enum PyLongObject {}
+#[repr(C)]
+pub struct PyLongObject { _private: [u8; 0] }
 
 #[cfg_attr(windows, link(name = "pythonXY"))]
 extern "C" {
diff --git a/python3-sys/src/object.rs b/python3-sys/src/object.rs
index 5d193a96..f313b8cb 100644
--- a/python3-sys/src/object.rs
+++ b/python3-sys/src/object.rs
@@ -201,7 +201,8 @@ pub type vectorcallfunc = unsafe extern "C" fn(
 ) -> *mut crate::object::PyObject;
 
 #[cfg(Py_LIMITED_API)]
-pub enum PyTypeObject {}
+#[repr(C)]
+pub struct PyTypeObject { _private: [u8; 0] }
 
 #[cfg(not(Py_LIMITED_API))]
 mod typeobject {
diff --git a/python3-sys/src/pyarena.rs b/python3-sys/src/pyarena.rs
index bfe42fdb..f848d6a3 100644
--- a/python3-sys/src/pyarena.rs
+++ b/python3-sys/src/pyarena.rs
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
-pub enum PyArena {}
+#[repr(C)]
+pub struct PyArena { _private: [u8; 0] }
diff --git a/python3-sys/src/pystate.rs b/python3-sys/src/pystate.rs
index 0a715cf0..938aafc4 100644
--- a/python3-sys/src/pystate.rs
+++ b/python3-sys/src/pystate.rs
@@ -8,8 +8,11 @@ use crate::object::PyObject;
 #[cfg(Py_3_6)]
 pub const MAX_CO_EXTRA_USERS: libc::c_int = 255;
 
-pub enum PyInterpreterState {}
-pub enum PyThreadState {}
+#[repr(C)]
+pub struct PyInterpreterState { _private: [u8; 0] }
+
+#[repr(C)]
+pub struct PyThreadState { _private: [u8; 0] }
 
 #[cfg_attr(windows, link(name = "pythonXY"))]
 extern "C" {
diff --git a/python3-sys/src/pythonrun.rs b/python3-sys/src/pythonrun.rs
index c59f6c17..1ce38254 100644
--- a/python3-sys/src/pythonrun.rs
+++ b/python3-sys/src/pythonrun.rs
@@ -37,7 +37,9 @@ pub struct PyCompilerFlags {
 }
 
 #[cfg(not(Py_LIMITED_API))]
-pub enum _mod {}
+#[repr(C)]
+pub struct _mod { _private: [u8; 0] }
+
 
 #[cfg(not(Py_LIMITED_API))]
 #[cfg_attr(windows, link(name = "pythonXY"))]
@@ -116,8 +118,11 @@ extern "C" {
     ) -> *mut _mod;
 }
 
-pub enum symtable {}
-pub enum _node {}
+#[repr(C)]
+pub struct symtable { _private: [u8; 0] }
+
+#[repr(C)]
+pub struct _node { _private: [u8; 0] }
 
 #[inline]
 #[deprecated(since = "0.5.2", note = "Deprecated since Python 3.9")]
diff --git a/python3-sys/src/weakrefobject.rs b/python3-sys/src/weakrefobject.rs
index c7628ad4..b183224e 100644
--- a/python3-sys/src/weakrefobject.rs
+++ b/python3-sys/src/weakrefobject.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ use libc::c_int;
 
 use crate::object::*;
 
-pub enum PyWeakReference {}
+#[repr(C)]
+pub struct PyWeakReference { _private: [u8; 0] }
 
 #[cfg_attr(windows, link(name = "pythonXY"))]
 extern "C" {