diff --git a/mkdocs/utils.py b/mkdocs/utils.py
index b257038b..ee54863f 100644
--- a/mkdocs/utils.py
+++ b/mkdocs/utils.py
@@ -9,7 +9,10 @@ and structure of the site and pages in the site.
 
 import os
 import shutil
-from urlparse import urlparse
+try:
+    from urlparse import urlparse
+except ImportError:
+    from urllib.parse import urlparse
 
 
 def copy_file(source_path, output_path):