diff --git a/include/pybind11/pybind11.h b/include/pybind11/pybind11.h
index 95f7fa2eb0..3e1a057dbf 100644
--- a/include/pybind11/pybind11.h
+++ b/include/pybind11/pybind11.h
@@ -2751,10 +2751,15 @@ get_type_override(const void *this_ptr, const type_info *this_type, const char *
         if ((std::string) str(f_code->co_name) == name && f_code->co_argcount > 0) {
             PyObject *locals = PyEval_GetLocals();
             if (locals != nullptr) {
+#        if PY_VERSION_HEX >= 0x030b0000
+                PyObject *co_varnames = PyCode_GetVarnames(f_code);
+#        else
                 PyObject *co_varnames = PyObject_GetAttrString((PyObject *) f_code, "co_varnames");
+#        endif
                 PyObject *self_arg = PyTuple_GET_ITEM(co_varnames, 0);
                 Py_DECREF(co_varnames);
                 PyObject *self_caller = dict_getitem(locals, self_arg);
+                Py_DECREF(locals);
                 if (self_caller == self.ptr()) {
                     Py_DECREF(f_code);
                     Py_DECREF(frame);