diff --git a/qemu/scripts/qapi.py b/qemu/scripts/qapi.py
index 62c5544c..5ac4ba6d 100644
--- a/qemu/scripts/qapi.py
+++ b/qemu/scripts/qapi.py
@@ -18,7 +18,10 @@ import os
 import re
 import string
 import sys
-from ordereddict import OrderedDict
+try:
+    from collections import OrderedDict
+except:
+    from ordereddict import OrderedDict
 
 builtin_types = {
     'str':      'QTYPE_QSTRING',