diff --git a/Modules/_bsddb.c b/Modules/_bsddb.c
index d99df4bd2cd..83f298fb77d 100644
--- a/Modules/_bsddb.c
+++ b/Modules/_bsddb.c
@@ -7257,7 +7257,7 @@ DBEnv_rep_elect(DBEnvObject* self, PyObject* args)
     }
     CHECK_ENV_NOT_CLOSED(self);
     MYDB_BEGIN_ALLOW_THREADS;
-    err = self->db_env->rep_elect(self->db_env, nvotes, nvotes, 0);
+    err = self->db_env->rep_elect(self->db_env, nsites, nvotes, 0);
     MYDB_END_ALLOW_THREADS;
     RETURN_IF_ERR();
     RETURN_NONE();
diff --git a/Modules/bsddb.h b/Modules/bsddb.h
index a3a687b3891..3199e940a7a 100644
--- a/Modules/bsddb.h
+++ b/Modules/bsddb.h
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@
 #error "eek! DBVER can't handle minor versions > 9"
 #endif
 
-#define PY_BSDDB_VERSION "4.8.4.1"
+#define PY_BSDDB_VERSION "4.8.4.2"
 
 /* Python object definitions */