diff --git a/Lib/pstats.py b/Lib/pstats.py
index ba0b804..2b152c3 100644
--- a/Lib/pstats.py
+++ b/Lib/pstats.py
@@ -618,7 +618,7 @@
             if line:
                 try:
                     self.stats = Stats(line)
-                except IOError, args:
+                except IOError as args:
                     print >> self.stream, args[1]
                     return
                 self.prompt = line + "% "