diff --git a/Lib/test/test_b1.py b/Lib/test/test_b1.py
index 6d6aa6fcf18..95110790f0a 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_b1.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_b1.py
@@ -39,6 +39,17 @@ def f3(a1, a2, a3):
 apply(f2, (1, 2))
 apply(f3, (1, 2, 3))
 
+# A PyCFunction that takes only positional parameters should allow an
+# empty keyword dictionary to pass without a complaint, but raise a
+# TypeError if the dictionary is non-empty.
+apply(id, (1,), {})
+try:
+    apply(id, (1,), {"foo": 1})
+except TypeError:
+    pass
+else:
+    raise TestFailed, 'expected TypeError; no exception raised'
+
 print 'callable'
 if not callable(len):raise TestFailed, 'callable(len)'
 def f(): pass
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_extcall.py b/Lib/test/test_extcall.py
index 7dddabca65c..cc42818c9a6 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_extcall.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_extcall.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 from UserList import UserList
+from test_support import TestFailed
 
 def f(*a, **k):
     print a, k
@@ -161,4 +162,13 @@ def method(self, arg1, arg2):
 except TypeError, err:
     print err
 
-
+# A PyCFunction that takes only positional parameters should allow an
+# empty keyword dictionary to pass without a complaint, but raise a
+# TypeError if the dictionary is non-empty.
+id(1, **{})
+try:
+    id(1, **{"foo": 1})
+except TypeError:
+    pass
+else:
+    raise TestFailed, 'expected TypeError; no exception raised'
diff --git a/Python/ceval.c b/Python/ceval.c
index dd626e5f88d..1559456e6bf 100644
--- a/Python/ceval.c
+++ b/Python/ceval.c
@@ -2607,36 +2607,37 @@ call_cfunction(PyObject *func, PyObject *arg, PyObject *kw)
 	PyObject *self = PyCFunction_GET_SELF(func);
 	int flags = PyCFunction_GET_FLAGS(func);
 
-	if (flags & METH_KEYWORDS && kw == NULL) {
-		static PyObject *dict = NULL;
-		if (dict == NULL) {
-			dict = PyDict_New();
-			if (dict == NULL)
-				return NULL;
-		}
-		kw = dict;
-		Py_INCREF(dict);
-	}
-	if (flags & METH_VARARGS && kw == NULL) {
-		return (*meth)(self, arg);
-	}
 	if (flags & METH_KEYWORDS) {
+		if (kw == NULL) {
+			static PyObject *dict = NULL;
+			if (dict == NULL) {
+				dict = PyDict_New();
+				if (dict == NULL)
+					return NULL;
+			}
+			kw = dict;
+			Py_INCREF(dict);
+		}
 		return (*(PyCFunctionWithKeywords)meth)(self, arg, kw);
 	}
-	if (!(flags & METH_VARARGS)) {
-		int size = PyTuple_GET_SIZE(arg);
-		if (size == 1)
-			arg = PyTuple_GET_ITEM(arg, 0);
-		else if (size == 0)
-			arg = NULL;
-		return (*meth)(self, arg);
-	}
 	if (kw != NULL && PyDict_Size(kw) != 0) {
 		PyErr_Format(PyExc_TypeError,
 			     "%.200s() takes no keyword arguments",
 			     f->m_ml->ml_name);
 		return NULL;
 	}
+	if (flags & METH_VARARGS) {
+		return (*meth)(self, arg);
+	}
+	if (!(flags & METH_VARARGS)) {
+		/* the really old style */
+		int size = PyTuple_GET_SIZE(arg);
+		if (size == 1)
+			arg = PyTuple_GET_ITEM(arg, 0);
+		else if (size == 0)
+			arg = NULL;
+		return (*meth)(self, arg);
+	}
 	/* should never get here ??? */
 	PyErr_BadInternalCall();
 	return NULL;