diff --git a/gdb/ChangeLog b/gdb/ChangeLog
index cd9e29cc942..f98ec27ab45 100644
--- a/gdb/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdb/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2017-12-14  Simon Marchi  <simon.marchi@ericsson.com>
+
+	* python/py-breakpoint.c (bppy_init): Use 'O' format specifier
+	for "qualified" and use PyObject_IsTrue.
+
 2017-12-14  Jan Kratochvil  <jan.kratochvil@redhat.com>
 
 	* dwarf2read.c (dw2_debug_names_iterator::next): Support
diff --git a/gdb/python/py-breakpoint.c b/gdb/python/py-breakpoint.c
index ce680c4edeb..05291b59790 100644
--- a/gdb/python/py-breakpoint.c
+++ b/gdb/python/py-breakpoint.c
@@ -707,9 +707,9 @@ bppy_init (PyObject *self, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
   char *label = NULL;
   char *source = NULL;
   char *function = NULL;
-  int qualified = 0;
+  PyObject * qualified = NULL;
 
-  if (!gdb_PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords (args, kwargs, "|siiOOsssOp", keywords,
+  if (!gdb_PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords (args, kwargs, "|siiOOsssOO", keywords,
 					&spec, &type, &access_type,
 					&internal,
 					&temporary, &source,
@@ -762,7 +762,7 @@ bppy_init (PyObject *self, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
 	  {
 	    event_location_up location;
 	    symbol_name_match_type func_name_match_type
-	      = (qualified
+	      = (qualified != NULL && PyObject_IsTrue (qualified)
 		  ? symbol_name_match_type::FULL
 		  : symbol_name_match_type::WILD);