1diff --git a/buildscripts/moduleconfig.py b/buildscripts/moduleconfig.py
2index b4d0bba0490..f59ddd7bc5c 100644
3--- a/buildscripts/moduleconfig.py
4+++ b/buildscripts/moduleconfig.py
5@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ MongoDB SConscript files do.
6 __all__ = ('discover_modules', 'discover_module_directories', 'configure_modules',
7 'register_module_test') # pylint: disable=undefined-all-variable
8
9-import imp
10+import importlib
11 import inspect
12 import os
13
14@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ def discover_modules(module_root, allowed_modules):
15 print("adding module: %s" % (name))
16 fp = open(build_py, "r")
17 try:
18- module = imp.load_module("module_" + name, fp, build_py,
19+ module = importlib.load_module("module_" + name, fp, build_py,
20 (".py", "r", imp.PY_SOURCE))
21 if getattr(module, "name", None) is None:
22 module.name = name