diff --git a/Lib/queue.py b/Lib/queue.py
index ef07957..5bb0431 100644
--- a/Lib/queue.py
+++ b/Lib/queue.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 try:
     from _queue import Empty
-except AttributeError:
+except ImportError:
     class Empty(Exception):
         'Exception raised by Queue.get(block=0)/get_nowait().'
         pass