diff --git a/src/bzfs/bzfsPython.cxx b/src/bzfs/bzfsPython.cxx
index e7ded9ec29..1e4bd6570b 100644
--- a/src/bzfs/bzfsPython.cxx
+++ b/src/bzfs/bzfsPython.cxx
@@ -1060,7 +1060,7 @@ void bzPythonEvent(bz_EventData *eventData)
     switch (eventData->eventType)
     {
     case bz_eTickEvent:
-        pEvent = PyObject_CallNoArgs(tickEventData_V1);
+        pEvent = PyObject_CallFunctionObjArgs(tickEventData_V1, NULL);
         break;
     case bz_eGetPlayerSpawnPosEvent:
         pEvent = genEvent (