diff --git a/openstack/common/versionutils.py b/openstack/common/versionutils.py
index 01196465..13259a3b 100644
--- a/openstack/common/versionutils.py
+++ b/openstack/common/versionutils.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import inspect
 import pkg_resources
 import six
 
-from openstack.common.gettextutils import _
+from openstack.common._i18n import _
 from openstack.common import log as logging