diff --git a/src/sage/libs/gap/element.pyx b/src/sage/libs/gap/element.pyx
index c8a4bc52a19..406424e3870 100644
--- a/src/sage/libs/gap/element.pyx
+++ b/src/sage/libs/gap/element.pyx
@@ -118,13 +118,13 @@ cdef char *capture_stdout(Obj func, Obj obj):
         GAP_Enter()
         s = NEW_STRING(0)
         output_text_string = GAP_ValueGlobalVariable("OutputTextString")
-        stream = CALL_2ARGS(output_text_string, s, GAP_True)
+        stream = GAP_CallFunc2Args(output_text_string, s, GAP_True)
 
         l = GAP_NewPlist(1)
         GAP_AssList(l, 1, obj)
 
         CALL_WITH_STREAM = GAP_ValueGlobalVariable("CALL_WITH_STREAM")
-        CALL_3ARGS(CALL_WITH_STREAM, stream, func, l)
+        GAP_CallFunc3Args(CALL_WITH_STREAM, stream, func, l)
         return GAP_CSTR_STRING(s)
     finally:
         GAP_Leave()
diff --git a/src/sage/libs/gap/gap_includes.pxd b/src/sage/libs/gap/gap_includes.pxd
index 6c6c37f58c0..230f9a47a4f 100644
--- a/src/sage/libs/gap/gap_includes.pxd
+++ b/src/sage/libs/gap/gap_includes.pxd
@@ -68,6 +68,13 @@ cdef extern from "gap/libgap-api.h" nogil:
     cdef Obj GAP_True
     cdef Obj GAP_False
 
+    Obj GAP_CallFuncList(Obj func, Obj args);
+    Obj GAP_CallFuncArray(Obj func, UInt narg, Obj * args);
+    Obj GAP_CallFunc0Args(Obj func);
+    Obj GAP_CallFunc1Args(Obj func, Obj a1);
+    Obj GAP_CallFunc2Args(Obj func, Obj a1, Obj a2);
+    Obj GAP_CallFunc3Args(Obj func, Obj a1, Obj a2, Obj a3);
+
     bint GAP_IsMacFloat(Obj obj)
     double GAP_ValueMacFloat(Obj obj)