diff --git a/Objects/typeobject.c b/Objects/typeobject.c
index f3238da8a642e4..da79285a3f35eb 100644
--- a/Objects/typeobject.c
+++ b/Objects/typeobject.c
@@ -1010,7 +1010,7 @@ set_version_unlocked(PyTypeObject *tp, unsigned int version)
         _Py_atomic_add_uint16(&tp->tp_versions_used, 1);
     }
 #endif
-    FT_ATOMIC_STORE_UINT32_RELAXED(tp->tp_version_tag, version);
+    FT_ATOMIC_STORE_UINT_RELAXED(tp->tp_version_tag, version);
 #ifndef Py_GIL_DISABLED
     if (version != 0) {
         PyTypeObject **slot =
@@ -1039,7 +1039,8 @@ type_modified_unlocked(PyTypeObject *type)
        We don't assign new version tags eagerly, but only as
        needed.
      */
-    if (FT_ATOMIC_LOAD_UINT_RELAXED(type->tp_version_tag) == 0) {
+    ASSERT_TYPE_LOCK_HELD();
+    if (type->tp_version_tag == 0) {
         return;
     }
     // Cannot modify static builtin types.
@@ -1093,7 +1094,7 @@ void
 PyType_Modified(PyTypeObject *type)
 {
     // Quick check without the lock held
-    if (type->tp_version_tag == 0) {
+    if (FT_ATOMIC_LOAD_UINT_RELAXED(type->tp_version_tag) == 0) {
         return;
     }