diff --git a/.clang-format b/.clang-format
index 5d7bfbf2..5fd97f8d 100644
--- a/.clang-format
+++ b/.clang-format
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ ReflowComments: false
 
 # CPython macros that have the trailing comma/semi-colon as part of
 # the macro.
-StatementMacros: ["PyObject_HEAD"]
+StatementMacros: ["PyObject_HEAD", "PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT"]
 
 # PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT should be part of above, but doesn't work
 # (needs clang-format 17) so until then clang-format off/on needs to
diff --git a/src/apsw.c b/src/apsw.c
index ead34257..f752adf5 100644
--- a/src/apsw.c
+++ b/src/apsw.c
@@ -171,7 +171,8 @@ static PyObject *APSWException;
 
 /* no change sentinel for vtable updates */
 static PyTypeObject apsw_no_change_object = {
-  PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL, 0).tp_name = "apsw.no_change",
+  PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(NULL, 0)
+  .tp_name = "apsw.no_change",
   .tp_doc = Apsw_no_change_DOC,
 };