diff -r b36ce0a3a844 Lib/test/test_super.py
--- a/Lib/test/test_super.py	Tue Aug 21 11:39:47 2012 +0300
+++ b/Lib/test/test_super.py	Thu Aug 23 19:57:45 2012 +0100
@@ -41,6 +41,10 @@
 class G(A):
     pass
 
+class H(A):
+    def f(*args):
+        return super().f() + 'H'
+
 
 class TestSuper(unittest.TestCase):
 
@@ -115,6 +119,10 @@
                 return __class__
         self.assertIs(X.f(), X)
 
+    def test_variable_arguments(self):
+        # See issue 15753
+        self.assertEqual(H().f(), 'AH')
+
 
 def test_main():
     support.run_unittest(TestSuper)
diff -r b36ce0a3a844 Objects/typeobject.c
--- a/Objects/typeobject.c	Tue Aug 21 11:39:47 2012 +0300
+++ b/Objects/typeobject.c	Thu Aug 23 19:57:45 2012 +0100
@@ -6501,17 +6501,26 @@
                             "super(): no code object");
             return -1;
         }
-        if (co->co_argcount == 0) {
-            PyErr_SetString(PyExc_SystemError,
+        if (co->co_argcount == 0 && !(co->co_flags & CO_VARARGS)) {
+            PyErr_SetString(PyExc_RuntimeError,
                             "super(): no arguments");
             return -1;
         }
         obj = f->f_localsplus[0];
         if (obj == NULL) {
-            PyErr_SetString(PyExc_SystemError,
+            PyErr_SetString(PyExc_RuntimeError,
                             "super(): arg[0] deleted");
             return -1;
         }
+        if (co->co_argcount == 0 && co->co_flags & CO_VARARGS) {
+            assert(PyTuple_Check(obj));
+            if (PyTuple_GET_SIZE(obj) == 0) {
+                PyErr_SetString(PyExc_RuntimeError,
+                                "super(): no arguments");
+                return -1;
+            }
+            obj = PyTuple_GetItem(obj, 0);
+        }
         if (co->co_freevars == NULL)
             n = 0;
         else {
@@ -6538,7 +6547,7 @@
                     return -1;
                 }
                 if (!PyType_Check(type)) {
-                    PyErr_Format(PyExc_SystemError,
+                    PyErr_Format(PyExc_RuntimeError,
                       "super(): __class__ is not a type (%s)",
                       Py_TYPE(type)->tp_name);
                     return -1;
@@ -6547,7 +6556,7 @@
             }
         }
         if (type == NULL) {
-            PyErr_SetString(PyExc_SystemError,
+            PyErr_SetString(PyExc_RuntimeError,
                             "super(): __class__ cell not found");
             return -1;
         }