diff --git a/jieba/finalseg/__init__.py b/jieba/finalseg/__init__.py
index d7600f77..5be8050d 100644
--- a/jieba/finalseg/__init__.py
+++ b/jieba/finalseg/__init__.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 import os
 import sys
 import pickle
-from .._compat import *
+from jieba._compat import *
 
 MIN_FLOAT = -3.14e100