diff --git a/Lib/curses/wrapper.py b/Lib/curses/wrapper.py
index e725c5a..b8905fb 100644
--- a/Lib/curses/wrapper.py
+++ b/Lib/curses/wrapper.py
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
         except:
             pass
 
-        res = apply(func, (stdscr,) + rest)
+        res = func(stdscr, *rest)
     except:
         # In the event of an error, restore the terminal
         # to a sane state.