diff --git a/manifest_xml.py b/manifest_xml.py
index 817a1c8..b6f7547 100644
--- a/manifest_xml.py
+++ b/manifest_xml.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
   import imp
   import urlparse
   urllib = imp.new_module('urllib')
-  urllib.parse = urlparse
+  urllib.parse = urlparse.urlparse
 
 from git_config import GitConfig
 from git_refs import R_HEADS, HEAD