diff --git a/bindings/python/src/create_torrent.cpp b/bindings/python/src/create_torrent.cpp
index cc4b711d8..13cb61f9e 100644
--- a/bindings/python/src/create_torrent.cpp
+++ b/bindings/python/src/create_torrent.cpp
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ void bind_create_torrent()
 
     class_<create_torrent>("create_torrent", no_init)
         .def(init<file_storage&>())
-        .def(init<torrent_info const&, int>((arg("ti"), arg("version") = LIBTORRENT_VERSION_NUM)))
+        .def(init<torrent_info const&, bool>((arg("ti"), arg("use_preformatted") = false)))
         .def(init<file_storage&, int, int, int>((arg("storage"), arg("piece_size") = 0
             , arg("pad_file_limit") = -1, arg("flags") = int(libtorrent::create_torrent::optimize_alignment))))
 
diff --git a/bindings/python/test.py b/bindings/python/test.py
index 62b08d9de..9217f70ec 100644
--- a/bindings/python/test.py
+++ b/bindings/python/test.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ class test_create_torrent(unittest.TestCase):
 
 	def test_from_torrent_info(self):
 		ti = lt.torrent_info('unordered.torrent')
-		ct = lt.create_torrent(ti)
+		ct = lt.create_torrent(ti, True)
 		entry = ct.generate()
 		content = lt.bencode(entry).strip()
 		with open('unordered.torrent', 'rb') as f: