diff --git a/configurations/utils.py b/configurations/utils.py
index ce5e598..ea65f5a 100644
--- a/configurations/utils.py
+++ b/configurations/utils.py
@@ -3,7 +3,10 @@ import sys
 
 from django.core.exceptions import ImproperlyConfigured
 from django.utils import six
-from django.utils.importlib import import_module
+try:
+    from django.utils.importlib import import_module
+except ImportError:
+    from importlib import import_module
 
 
 def isuppercase(name):