diff --git a/requests/__init__.py b/requests/__init__.py
index 1af8d8ed..6a5f283f 100644
--- a/requests/__init__.py
+++ b/requests/__init__.py
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ __copyright__ = 'Copyright 2013 Kenneth Reitz'
 
 # Attempt to enable urllib3's SNI support, if possible
 try:
-    from requests.packages.urllib3.contrib import pyopenssl
+    from .packages.urllib3.contrib import pyopenssl
     pyopenssl.inject_into_urllib3()
 except ImportError:
     pass