diff --git a/Lib/gettext.py b/Lib/gettext.py
index 57d2c74982e1d4..ed6fb92c7db3bf 100644
--- a/Lib/gettext.py
+++ b/Lib/gettext.py
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 #   find this format documented anywhere.
 
 
-import locale, copy, io, os, re, struct, sys
+import locale, copy, io, os, re, sys
 from errno import ENOENT
 
 
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ def _get_versions(self, version):
 
     def _parse(self, fp):
         """Override this method to support alternative .mo formats."""
-        unpack = struct.unpack
+        from struct import unpack
         filename = getattr(fp, 'name', '')
         # Parse the .mo file header, which consists of 5 little endian 32
         # bit words.