diff --git a/xapian_backend.py b/xapian_backend.py
index c64e895..e9e3dfd 100755
--- a/xapian_backend.py
+++ b/xapian_backend.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import re
 import shutil
 import sys
 
+import django
 from django.utils import six
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.core.exceptions import ImproperlyConfigured
@@ -466,8 +467,12 @@ class XapianSearchBackend(BaseSearchBackend):
                             add_non_text_to_document(prefix, term, weight)
 
                 # store data without indexing it
+                if django.VERSION < (1, 7):
+                    model_name = obj._meta.module_name
+                else:
+                    model_name = obj._meta.model_name
                 document.set_data(pickle.dumps(
-                    (obj._meta.app_label, obj._meta.module_name, obj.pk, data),
+                    (obj._meta.app_label, model_name, obj.pk, data),
                     pickle.HIGHEST_PROTOCOL
                 ))
 
@@ -664,7 +669,7 @@ class XapianSearchBackend(BaseSearchBackend):
         matches = self._get_enquire_mset(database, enquire, start_offset, end_offset)
 
         for match in matches:
-            app_label, module_name, pk, model_data = pickle.loads(self._get_document_data(database, match.document))
+            app_label, model_name, pk, model_data = pickle.loads(self._get_document_data(database, match.document))
             if highlight:
                 model_data['highlighted'] = {
                     self.content_field_name: self._do_highlight(
@@ -672,7 +677,7 @@ class XapianSearchBackend(BaseSearchBackend):
                     )
                 }
             results.append(
-                result_class(app_label, module_name, pk, match.percent, **model_data)
+                result_class(app_label, model_name, pk, match.percent, **model_data)
             )
 
         if facets:
@@ -780,9 +785,9 @@ class XapianSearchBackend(BaseSearchBackend):
         matches = self._get_enquire_mset(database, enquire, start_offset, end_offset)
 
         for match in matches:
-            app_label, module_name, pk, model_data = pickle.loads(self._get_document_data(database, match.document))
+            app_label, model_name, pk, model_data = pickle.loads(self._get_document_data(database, match.document))
             results.append(
-                result_class(app_label, module_name, pk, match.percent, **model_data)
+                result_class(app_label, model_name, pk, match.percent, **model_data)
             )
 
         return {