diff --git a/Python/bltinmodule.c b/Python/bltinmodule.c
index b63f56d..c8a8e83 100644
--- a/Python/bltinmodule.c
+++ b/Python/bltinmodule.c
@@ -892,7 +892,7 @@
 	if (len < 0)
 		len = 0;
 
-	return newrangeobject(start, len, step);
+	return newrangeobject(start, len, step, 1);
 }
 
 static object *