diff --git a/generic/dpInit.c b/generic/dpInit.c
index 6df8c1d..1649f7f 100644
--- a/generic/dpInit.c
+++ b/generic/dpInit.c
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ EXPORT(int,Dp_Init)(interp)
 {
     DpCmd *cmdPtr;
 
-    if (Tcl_PkgRequire(interp, "Tcl", TCL_VERSION, 1) == NULL) {
+    if (Tcl_InitStubs(interp, TCL_VERSION, 1) == NULL) {
 	return TCL_ERROR;
     }