diff --git a/heatclient/common/http.py b/heatclient/common/http.py
index ef84f7da..403a1231 100644
--- a/heatclient/common/http.py
+++ b/heatclient/common/http.py
@@ -14,12 +14,13 @@
 #    under the License.
 
 import copy
-import httplib
 import logging
 import os
 import socket
 import urlparse
 
+from six.moves import http_client as httplib
+
 try:
     import ssl
 except ImportError: