diff --git a/autoapi/_astroid_utils.py b/autoapi/_astroid_utils.py
index fd549fe8..e3d073e4 100644
--- a/autoapi/_astroid_utils.py
+++ b/autoapi/_astroid_utils.py
@@ -4,12 +4,21 @@
 from collections.abc import Iterable
 import itertools
 import re
+import sys
 from typing import Any, NamedTuple
 
 import astroid
 import astroid.nodes
 
 
+if sys.version_info < (3, 10):  # PY310
+    from stdlib_list import in_stdlib
+else:
+
+    def in_stdlib(module_name: str) -> bool:
+        return module_name in sys.stdlib_module_names
+
+
 class ArgInfo(NamedTuple):
     prefix: str | None
     name: str | None
@@ -649,12 +658,11 @@ def get_func_docstring(node: astroid.nodes.FunctionDef) -> str:
 
     if not doc and isinstance(node.parent, astroid.nodes.ClassDef):
         for base in node.parent.ancestors():
-            if node.name in ("__init__", "__new__") and base.qname() in (
-                "__builtins__.object",
-                "builtins.object",
-                "builtins.type",
-            ):
-                continue
+            if node.name in ("__init__", "__new__"):
+                base_module = base.qname().split(".", 1)[0]
+                if in_stdlib(base_module):
+                    continue
+
             for child in base.get_children():
                 if (
                     isinstance(child, node.__class__)