diff --git a/numpy/core/src/multiarray/scalarapi.c b/numpy/core/src/multiarray/scalarapi.c
index edbe5955ce97..4d4b4bccb0e4 100644
--- a/numpy/core/src/multiarray/scalarapi.c
+++ b/numpy/core/src/multiarray/scalarapi.c
@@ -773,7 +773,9 @@ PyArray_Scalar(void *data, PyArray_Descr *descr, PyObject *base)
     if (PyTypeNum_ISFLEXIBLE(type_num)) {
         if (type_num == NPY_STRING) {
             destptr = PyBytes_AS_STRING(obj);
-            ((PyBytesObject *)obj)->ob_shash = -1;
+            #if PY_VERSION_HEX < 0x030b00b0
+                ((PyBytesObject *)obj)->ob_shash = -1;
+            #endif
             memcpy(destptr, data, itemsize);
             return obj;
         }