diff --git a/mercurial/scmwindows.py b/mercurial/scmwindows.py
--- a/mercurial/scmwindows.py
+++ b/mercurial/scmwindows.py
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
+from __future__ import absolute_import
+
+import _winreg
 import os
-import osutil
-import util
-import _winreg
+
+from . import (
+    osutil,
+    util,
+)
 
 def systemrcpath():
     '''return default os-specific hgrc search path'''
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
@@ -123,7 +123,6 @@
   mercurial/py3kcompat.py not using absolute_import
   mercurial/scmposix.py not using absolute_import
   mercurial/scmutil.py not using absolute_import
-  mercurial/scmwindows.py not using absolute_import
   setup.py not using absolute_import
   tests/filterpyflakes.py requires print_function
   tests/generate-working-copy-states.py requires print_function