diff --git a/Lib/test/test_subprocess.py b/Lib/test/test_subprocess.py
index 73c1b5c76b4..a93602a7f84 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_subprocess.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_subprocess.py
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ class ProcessTestCase(BaseTestCase):
     def test_invalid_args(self):
         # Popen() called with invalid arguments should raise TypeError
         # but Popen.__del__ should not complain (issue #12085)
-        with support.captured_stderr() as s:
+        with test_support.captured_stderr() as s:
             self.assertRaises(TypeError, subprocess.Popen, invalid_arg_name=1)
             argcount = subprocess.Popen.__init__.__code__.co_argcount
             too_many_args = [0] * (argcount + 1)
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_support.py b/Lib/test/test_support.py
index 81bb3ca017d..de56e9e1b41 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_support.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_support.py
@@ -833,6 +833,9 @@ def captured_stdout():
     """
     return captured_output("stdout")
 
+def captured_stderr():
+    return captured_output("stderr")
+
 def captured_stdin():
     return captured_output("stdin")