diff --git a/Source/Modules/python.cxx b/Source/Modules/python.cxx
index 71b5df9de..9de3ed5b8 100644
--- a/Source/Modules/python.cxx
+++ b/Source/Modules/python.cxx
@@ -1510,7 +1510,7 @@ public:
 	sibl = Getattr(sibl, "sym:previousSibling");	// go all the way up
       String *protoTypes = NewString("");
       do {
-	Printf(protoTypes, "\n\"    %s(%s)\\n\"", Getattr(sibl, "name"), ParmList_protostr(Getattr(sibl, "wrap:parms")));
+	Printf(protoTypes, "\n\"    %s(%s)\\n\"", SwigType_str(Getattr(sibl, "name"), 0), ParmList_protostr(Getattr(sibl, "wrap:parms")));
       } while ((sibl = Getattr(sibl, "sym:nextSibling")));
       Append(f->code, "fail:\n");
       Printf(f->code, "SWIG_SetErrorMsg(PyExc_NotImplementedError,"