diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 64a537ac5..688bdf0c4 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ repos:
     hooks:
       - id: pyupgrade
         args: [--py3-plus, --keep-percent-format]
+        exclude: "tests/test_slots.py"
 
   - repo: https://github.com/PyCQA/isort
     rev: 5.10.1
diff --git a/tests/test_slots.py b/tests/test_slots.py
index bde9d447a..89e7e93f2 100644
--- a/tests/test_slots.py
+++ b/tests/test_slots.py
@@ -627,7 +627,7 @@ class C:
         field = attr.ib()
 
         def f(self, a):
-            super().__init__()
+            super(C, self).__init__()
 
     C(field=1)