diff --git a/Lib/cgi.py b/Lib/cgi.py
index fd30383..db10a62 100755
--- a/Lib/cgi.py
+++ b/Lib/cgi.py
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@
         else:
             qs = ""
         environ['QUERY_STRING'] = qs    # XXX Shouldn't, really
-    return parse_qs(qs, keep_blank_values, strict_parsing)
+    return urlparse.parse_qs(qs, keep_blank_values, strict_parsing)
 
 
 # parse query string function called from urlparse,