diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index cb8f9ddc9a5..ca68c54703c 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ Features added
 Bugs fixed
 ----------
 
+* #10509: autosummary: autosummary fails with a shared library
+
 Testing
 --------
 
diff --git a/sphinx/ext/autosummary/generate.py b/sphinx/ext/autosummary/generate.py
index 5ef7b0352fd..3db7eb989a1 100644
--- a/sphinx/ext/autosummary/generate.py
+++ b/sphinx/ext/autosummary/generate.py
@@ -155,8 +155,12 @@ def is_skipped(self, name: str, value: Any, objtype: str) -> bool:
 
     def scan(self, imported_members: bool) -> List[str]:
         members = []
-        analyzer = ModuleAnalyzer.for_module(self.object.__name__)
-        attr_docs = analyzer.find_attr_docs()
+        try:
+            analyzer = ModuleAnalyzer.for_module(self.object.__name__)
+            attr_docs = analyzer.find_attr_docs()
+        except PycodeError:
+            attr_docs = {}
+
         for name in members_of(self.object, self.app.config):
             try:
                 value = safe_getattr(self.object, name)