diff --git a/examples/pybullet/pybullet.c b/examples/pybullet/pybullet.c
index 12a7c6bba..2a2d9b2d1 100644
--- a/examples/pybullet/pybullet.c
+++ b/examples/pybullet/pybullet.c
@@ -1238,7 +1238,7 @@ static PyObject* pybullet_applyExternalForce(PyObject* self, PyObject* args)
             return NULL;
         }
         command = b3ApplyExternalForceCommandInit(sm);
-        b3ApplyExternalForce(command,objectUniqueId,-1,force,position, flags);
+        b3ApplyExternalForce(command, objectUniqueId, linkIndex, force, position, flags);
         statusHandle = b3SubmitClientCommandAndWaitStatus(sm, command);
     }
     Py_INCREF(Py_None);