diff --git a/IPython/lib/clipboard.py b/IPython/lib/clipboard.py
index 12c0612..5b46dd8 100644
--- a/IPython/lib/clipboard.py
+++ b/IPython/lib/clipboard.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import subprocess
 import sys
 
 from IPython.core.error import TryNext
-import IPython.lib.py3compat as py3compat
+import IPython.utils.py3compat as py3compat
 
 def win32_clipboard_get():
     """ Get the current clipboard's text on Windows.