diff --git a/src/fix.py b/src/fix.py
index a15cc0dce..a1b031183 100644
--- a/src/fix.py
+++ b/src/fix.py
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ class MaxLengthQueue(queue):
 
     def __setstate__(self, (length, q)):
         self.length = length
-        queue.__getstate__(self, q)
+        queue.__setstate__(self, q)
         
     def enqueue(self, elt):
         if len(self) > self.length: