1 files changed, 9 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/tools/perf/util/scripting-engines/trace-event-python.c b/tools/perf/util/scripting-engines/trace-event-python.c
index 87ef16a1b17e..315905c748fa 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/scripting-engines/trace-event-python.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/scripting-engines/trace-event-python.c
@@ -1494,34 +1494,40 @@ static void _free_command_line(wchar_t **command_line, int num)
 static int python_start_script(const char *script, int argc, const char **argv)
 {
         struct tables *tables = &tables_global;
+        PyMODINIT_FUNC (*initfunc)(void);
 #if PY_MAJOR_VERSION < 3
         const char **command_line;
 #else
         wchar_t **command_line;
 #endif
-        char buf[PATH_MAX];
+        /*
+         * Use a non-const name variable to cope with python 2.6's
+         * PyImport_AppendInittab prototype
+         */
+        char buf[PATH_MAX], name[19] = "perf_trace_context";
         int i, err = 0;
         FILE *fp;
 
 #if PY_MAJOR_VERSION < 3
+        initfunc = initperf_trace_context;
         command_line = malloc((argc + 1) * sizeof(const char *));
         command_line[0] = script;
         for (i = 1; i < argc + 1; i++)
                 command_line[i] = argv[i - 1];
 #else
+        initfunc = PyInit_perf_trace_context;
         command_line = malloc((argc + 1) * sizeof(wchar_t *));
         command_line[0] = Py_DecodeLocale(script, NULL);
         for (i = 1; i < argc + 1; i++)
                 command_line[i] = Py_DecodeLocale(argv[i - 1], NULL);
 #endif
 
+        PyImport_AppendInittab(name, initfunc);
         Py_Initialize();
 
 #if PY_MAJOR_VERSION < 3
-        initperf_trace_context();
         PySys_SetArgv(argc + 1, (char **)command_line);
 #else
-        PyInit_perf_trace_context();
         PySys_SetArgv(argc + 1, command_line);
 #endif