diff --git a/mercurial/util.py b/mercurial/util.py
--- a/mercurial/util.py
+++ b/mercurial/util.py
@@ -881,7 +881,7 @@ def nogc(func):
 
     This garbage collector issue have been fixed in 2.7.
     """
-    if sys.version >= (2, 7):
+    if sys.version_info >= (2, 7):
         return func
     def wrapper(*args, **kwargs):
         gcenabled = gc.isenabled()
diff --git a/tests/test-check-py3-compat.t b/tests/test-check-py3-compat.t
--- a/tests/test-check-py3-compat.t
+++ b/tests/test-check-py3-compat.t
@@ -162,10 +162,10 @@
   mercurial/ui.py: error importing: <TypeError> int() can't convert non-string with explicit base (error at util.py:*)
   mercurial/unionrepo.py: error importing: <TypeError> int() can't convert non-string with explicit base (error at util.py:*)
   mercurial/url.py: error importing: <TypeError> int() can't convert non-string with explicit base (error at util.py:*)
-  mercurial/verify.py: error importing module: <TypeError> unorderable types: str() >= tuple() (line *)
+  mercurial/verify.py: error importing: <TypeError> a bytes-like object is required, not 'str' (error at revset.py:*)
   mercurial/win32.py: error importing module: <ImportError> No module named 'msvcrt' (line *)
   mercurial/windows.py: error importing module: <ImportError> No module named 'msvcrt' (line *)
-  mercurial/wireproto.py: error importing module: <TypeError> unorderable types: str() >= tuple() (line *)
+  mercurial/wireproto.py: error importing: <TypeError> a bytes-like object is required, not 'str' (error at revset.py:*)
 
 #endif