diff --git a/gajim/chat_control_base.py b/gajim/chat_control_base.py
index 376286950560a97a84f5a7768a69f14ccc985ef7..c4c3cbae64d8c12f6236b5d04beaab043992e0c0 100644
--- a/gajim/chat_control_base.py
+++ b/gajim/chat_control_base.py
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ from gajim.command_system.implementation import standard
 from gajim.command_system.implementation import execute
 
 try:
-    import gtkspell
+    from gajim import gtkspell
     HAS_GTK_SPELL = True
 except (ImportError, ValueError):
     HAS_GTK_SPELL = False