diff --git a/modules/recheckwatch/files/recheckwatch b/modules/recheckwatch/files/recheckwatch
index ea945e166c..5801797091 100755
--- a/modules/recheckwatch/files/recheckwatch
+++ b/modules/recheckwatch/files/recheckwatch
@@ -19,7 +19,10 @@ import re
 import sys
 import threading
 import traceback
-import cPickle as pickle
+try:
+    import cPickle as pickle
+except ImportError:
+    import pickle
 import os
 
 from genshi.template import TemplateLoader