diff --git a/doc-py38-to-py36.patch b/doc-py38-to-py36.patch
index 638966a..5a55e05 100644
--- a/doc-py38-to-py36.patch
+++ b/doc-py38-to-py36.patch
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@
  Doc/tools/check-warnings.py             |    3 +
  Doc/tools/extensions/audit_events.py    |   54 ++++++++++++++++----------------
  Doc/tools/extensions/availability.py    |   15 ++++----
- Doc/tools/extensions/c_annotations.py   |   41 ++++++++++++++----------
+ Doc/tools/extensions/c_annotations.py   |   45 ++++++++++++++++----------
  Doc/tools/extensions/glossary_search.py |   10 +----
  Doc/tools/extensions/patchlevel.py      |    9 ++---
- 7 files changed, 84 insertions(+), 65 deletions(-)
+ 7 files changed, 87 insertions(+), 66 deletions(-)
 
 --- a/Doc/conf.py
 +++ b/Doc/conf.py
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@
      return {
 --- a/Doc/tools/extensions/c_annotations.py
 +++ b/Doc/tools/extensions/c_annotations.py
-@@ -9,12 +9,10 @@ Configuration:
+@@ -9,22 +9,18 @@ Configuration:
  * Set ``stable_abi_file`` to the path to stable ABI list.
  """
  
@@ -280,7 +280,8 @@
  
  from docutils import nodes
  from docutils.statemachine import StringList
-@@ -22,9 +20,7 @@ from sphinx import addnodes
+-from sphinx import addnodes
++from sphinx import addnodes, version_info
  from sphinx.locale import _ as sphinx_gettext
  from sphinx.util.docutils import SphinxDirective
  
@@ -369,7 +370,7 @@
          state = self.env.domaindata["c_annotations"]
          content = [
              f"* :c:{record.role}:`{record.name}`"
-@@ -281,13 +280,21 @@ def init_annotations(app: Sphinx) -> Non
+@@ -281,13 +280,23 @@ def init_annotations(app: Sphinx) -> Non
      )
  
  
@@ -381,13 +382,15 @@
      app.connect("builder-inited", init_annotations)
      app.connect("doctree-read", add_annotations)
  
-+    from sphinx.domains.c import CObject
++    if version_info[:2] < (7, 2):
++        from docutils.parsers.rst import directives
++        from sphinx.domains.c import CObject
 +
-+    # monkey-patch C object...
-+    CObject.option_spec.update({
-+        "no-index-entry": directives.flag,
-+        "no-contents-entry": directives.flag,
-+    })
++        # monkey-patch C object...
++        CObject.option_spec.update({
++            "no-index-entry": directives.flag,
++            "no-contents-entry": directives.flag,
++        })
 +
      return {
          "version": "1.0",