diff --git a/gdb/python/python.c b/gdb/python/python.c
index 90d5dc8..c9f2ce9 100644
--- a/gdb/python/python.c
+++ b/gdb/python/python.c
@@ -1010,7 +1010,9 @@ Enables or disables printing of Python stack traces."),
 			     SLASH_STRING, "python", NULL));
 #endif
 
+  char *argv[] = { "gdb", NULL };
   Py_Initialize ();
+  PySys_SetArgvEx (1, argv, 0);
   PyEval_InitThreads ();
 
   gdb_module = Py_InitModule ("gdb", GdbMethods);