diff --git a/gdb/python/py-evts.c b/gdb/python/py-evts.c
index 50c05f3..3a541b4 100644
--- a/gdb/python/py-evts.c
+++ b/gdb/python/py-evts.c
@@ -44,8 +44,11 @@ add_new_registry (eventregistry_object **registryp, char *name)
 void
 gdbpy_initialize_py_events (void)
 {
+#if defined(__x86_64__)
+  gdb_py_events.module = Py_InitModule4_64 ("events", NULL);
+#else
   gdb_py_events.module = Py_InitModule ("events", NULL);
-
+#endif
   if (!gdb_py_events.module)
     goto fail;
 
diff --git a/gdb/python/python.c b/gdb/python/python.c
index 90d5dc8..3323433 100644
--- a/gdb/python/python.c
+++ b/gdb/python/python.c
@@ -1013,7 +1013,11 @@ Enables or disables printing of Python stack traces."),
   Py_Initialize ();
   PyEval_InitThreads ();
 
+#if defined(__x86_64__)
+  gdb_module = Py_InitModule4_64 ("gdb", GdbMethods);
+#else
   gdb_module = Py_InitModule ("gdb", GdbMethods);
+#endif
 
   /* The casts to (char*) are for python 2.4.  */
   PyModule_AddStringConstant (gdb_module, "VERSION", (char*) version);