diff --git a/Lib/cgi.py b/Lib/cgi.py
index 373ba51..33b91bf 100755
--- a/Lib/cgi.py
+++ b/Lib/cgi.py
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@
     """Parse a query given as a string argument."""
     warn("cgi.parse_qsl is deprecated, use urlparse.parse_qsl instead",
             PendingDeprecationWarning)
-    return urlparse.parse_qs(qs, keep_blank_values, strict_parsing)
+    return urlparse.parse_qsl(qs, keep_blank_values, strict_parsing)
 
 def parse_multipart(fp, pdict):
     """Parse multipart input.