diff --git a/src/common/configpaths.py b/src/common/configpaths.py
index 74027994d..2bc7bad51 100644
--- a/src/common/configpaths.py
+++ b/src/common/configpaths.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ import tempfile
 import defs
 HAVE_XDG = True
 try:
-    import xdg.BaseDirectory
+    __import__(xdg)
 except:
     HAVE_XDG = False