diff --git a/Wrapping/Python/gdcmswig.i b/Wrapping/Python/gdcmswig.i
index a2aa3760db..820178b599 100644
--- a/Wrapping/Python/gdcmswig.i
+++ b/Wrapping/Python/gdcmswig.i
@@ -623,7 +623,7 @@ static bool callback_helper(gdcm::DataSet const & ds1, gdcm::DataSet const & ds2
     /* fail */
     assert(0);
   }
-  result = PyEval_CallObject(func, arglist);
+  result = PyObject_CallObject(func, arglist);
   Py_DECREF(arglist);
   if (result && result != Py_None) {
     PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError,
diff --git a/Wrapping/SWIGCommon/gdcmcommon.i b/Wrapping/SWIGCommon/gdcmcommon.i
index 8794bce14c..449cf8c77a 100644
--- a/Wrapping/SWIGCommon/gdcmcommon.i
+++ b/Wrapping/SWIGCommon/gdcmcommon.i
@@ -631,7 +631,7 @@ static bool callback_helper(gdcm::DataSet const & ds1, gdcm::DataSet const & ds2
     /* fail */
     assert(0);
   }
-  result = PyEval_CallObject(func, arglist);
+  result = PyObject_CallObject(func, arglist);
   Py_DECREF(arglist);
   if (result && result != Py_None) {
     PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError,