diff --git a/contrib/check-py3-compat.py b/contrib/check-py3-compat.py
--- a/contrib/check-py3-compat.py
+++ b/contrib/check-py3-compat.py
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ def check_compat_py3(f):
     # out module paths for things not in a package can be confusing.
     if f.startswith(('hgext/', 'mercurial/')) and not f.endswith('__init__.py'):
         assert f.endswith('.py')
-        name = f.replace('/', '.')[:-3]
+        name = f.replace('/', '.')[:-3].replace('.pure.', '.')
         with open(f, 'r') as fh:
             try:
                 imp.load_module(name, fh, '', ('py', 'r', imp.PY_SOURCE))
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
@@ -136,9 +136,8 @@
   mercurial/patch.py: error importing: <TypeError> getattr(): attribute name must be string (error at pycompat.py:*) (glob)
   mercurial/pathutil.py: error importing: <TypeError> getattr(): attribute name must be string (error at pycompat.py:*) (glob)
   mercurial/peer.py: error importing: <TypeError> getattr(): attribute name must be string (error at pycompat.py:*) (glob)
-  mercurial/pure/mpatch.py: error importing module: <ImportError> cannot import name 'policy' (line *) (glob)
-  mercurial/pure/osutil.py: error importing module: <ImportError> cannot import name 'policy' (line *) (glob)
-  mercurial/pure/parsers.py: error importing module: <ImportError> No module named 'mercurial.pure.node' (line *) (glob)
+  mercurial/pure/mpatch.py: error importing: <TypeError> getattr(): attribute name must be string (error at pycompat.py:*) (glob)
+  mercurial/pure/parsers.py: error importing: <TypeError> getattr(): attribute name must be string (error at pycompat.py:*) (glob)
   mercurial/pushkey.py: error importing: <TypeError> getattr(): attribute name must be string (error at pycompat.py:*) (glob)
   mercurial/pvec.py: error importing: <TypeError> getattr(): attribute name must be string (error at pycompat.py:*) (glob)
   mercurial/registrar.py: error importing: <TypeError> getattr(): attribute name must be string (error at util.py:*) (glob)