diff --git a/Lib/distutils/config.py b/Lib/distutils/config.py
index edba47f579d..f1117beed15 100644
--- a/Lib/distutils/config.py
+++ b/Lib/distutils/config.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ that uses .pypirc in the distutils.command package.
 """
 import os
 import sys
-from configparser import ConfigParser
+from ConfigParser import ConfigParser
 
 from distutils.cmd import Command