diff --git a/release/scripts/ui/space_userpref.py b/release/scripts/ui/space_userpref.py
index 9f86c27ca25..4ee1f119f53 100644
--- a/release/scripts/ui/space_userpref.py
+++ b/release/scripts/ui/space_userpref.py
@@ -1853,7 +1853,7 @@ class WM_OT_keyconfig_import(bpy.types.Operator):
         else:
             shutil.move(self.properties.path, path)
 
-        __import__(config_name)
+        exec("import " + config_name)
 
         wm = bpy.context.manager
         wm.active_keyconfig = wm.keyconfigs[config_name]