diff --git a/Lib/test/test_locale.py b/Lib/test/test_locale.py
index 2b27bac..180f403 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_locale.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_locale.py
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@
     # SkipTest can't be raised inside unittests, handle it manually instead
     try:
         get_enUS_locale()
-    except SkipTest as e:
+    except unittest.SkipTest as e:
         if verbose:
             print "Some tests will be disabled: %s" % e
     else: