diff --git a/fm-common/sources/fmDbUtils.cpp b/fm-common/sources/fmDbUtils.cpp
index 27861189..6bc0cdfa 100644
--- a/fm-common/sources/fmDbUtils.cpp
+++ b/fm-common/sources/fmDbUtils.cpp
@@ -638,7 +638,11 @@ bool fm_db_util_sync_event_suppression(void){
     Py_SetProgramName(argv[0]);
 #endif
 	Py_Initialize();
+#if PY_MAJOR_VERSION >= 3
 	PySys_SetArgv(argc, py_argv);
+#else
+	PySys_SetArgv(argc, argv);
+#endif
 	file = fopen(FM_DB_SYNC_EVENT_SUPPRESSION,"r");
 	PyRun_SimpleFile(file, FM_DB_SYNC_EVENT_SUPPRESSION);
 	fclose(file);