diff --git a/Lib/multiprocessing/connection.py b/Lib/multiprocessing/connection.py
index b1f5acd..99b338e 100644
--- a/Lib/multiprocessing/connection.py
+++ b/Lib/multiprocessing/connection.py
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@
 
 else:
 
-    from ._multiprocessing import win32
+    from _multiprocessing import win32
 
     def Pipe(duplex=True):
         '''
diff --git a/Lib/multiprocessing/forking.py b/Lib/multiprocessing/forking.py
index 7eda991..cec184c 100644
--- a/Lib/multiprocessing/forking.py
+++ b/Lib/multiprocessing/forking.py
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@
     import _subprocess
     import time
 
-    from ._multiprocessing import win32, Connection, PipeConnection
+    from _multiprocessing import win32, Connection, PipeConnection
     from .util import Finalize
 
     #try:
diff --git a/Lib/multiprocessing/heap.py b/Lib/multiprocessing/heap.py
index 7e596ca..697a5f5 100644
--- a/Lib/multiprocessing/heap.py
+++ b/Lib/multiprocessing/heap.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 
 if sys.platform == 'win32':
 
-    from ._multiprocessing import win32
+    from _multiprocessing import win32
 
     class Arena(object):
 
diff --git a/Lib/multiprocessing/reduction.py b/Lib/multiprocessing/reduction.py
index 1813729..60e7151 100644
--- a/Lib/multiprocessing/reduction.py
+++ b/Lib/multiprocessing/reduction.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 
 if sys.platform == 'win32':
     import _subprocess
-    from ._multiprocessing import win32
+    from _multiprocessing import win32
 
     def send_handle(conn, handle, destination_pid):
         process_handle = win32.OpenProcess(
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 1ffcb49..cc0ac5c 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
 Library
 -------
 
+- Issue #9600: Don't use relative import for _multiprocessing on Windows.
+
 - Issue #8688: Revert regression introduced in 2.6.6rc1 (making Distutils
   recalculate MANIFEST every time).