diff --git a/Lib/cgi.py b/Lib/cgi.py
index efa492a0a1d..d69da04fabe 100755
--- a/Lib/cgi.py
+++ b/Lib/cgi.py
@@ -600,7 +600,7 @@ def parse_qsl(qs, keep_blank_values=0, strict_parsing=0):
             continue
         name = urllib.unquote(string.replace(nv[0], '+', ' '))
         value = urllib.unquote(string.replace(nv[1], '+', ' '))
-        r.append(name, value)
+        r.append((name, value))
 
     return r