diff --git a/src/mnist_loader.py b/src/mnist_loader.py
index d17498c89..8ba1e8315 100644
--- a/src/mnist_loader.py
+++ b/src/mnist_loader.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 #### Libraries
 # Standard library
-import cPickle
+import _pickle as cPickle
 import gzip
 
 # Third-party libraries