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;

     }