diff --git a/Lib/lib-tk/Tkinter.py b/Lib/lib-tk/Tkinter.py
index f7aafb0..cd341dd 100644
--- a/Lib/lib-tk/Tkinter.py
+++ b/Lib/lib-tk/Tkinter.py
@@ -141,8 +141,8 @@
 	def tk_bisque(self):
 		self.tk.call('tk_bisque')
 	def tk_setPalette(self, *args, **kw):
-		apply(self.tk.call, 'tk_setPalette',
-		      _flatten(args) + _flatten(kw.items()))
+		apply(self.tk.call, ('tk_setPalette',)
+		      + _flatten(args) + _flatten(kw.items()))
 	def tk_menuBar(self, *args):
 		pass # obsolete since Tk 4.0
 	def wait_variable(self, name='PY_VAR'):
diff --git a/Lib/tkinter/Tkinter.py b/Lib/tkinter/Tkinter.py
index f7aafb0..cd341dd 100755
--- a/Lib/tkinter/Tkinter.py
+++ b/Lib/tkinter/Tkinter.py
@@ -141,8 +141,8 @@
 	def tk_bisque(self):
 		self.tk.call('tk_bisque')
 	def tk_setPalette(self, *args, **kw):
-		apply(self.tk.call, 'tk_setPalette',
-		      _flatten(args) + _flatten(kw.items()))
+		apply(self.tk.call, ('tk_setPalette',)
+		      + _flatten(args) + _flatten(kw.items()))
 	def tk_menuBar(self, *args):
 		pass # obsolete since Tk 4.0
 	def wait_variable(self, name='PY_VAR'):