diff --git a/io_scene_fbx/json2fbx.py b/io_scene_fbx/json2fbx.py
index 79e94a1e0d74dcba9f6f6ef40757bde6e65084ee..7240da91b94e396ec0aadbbe1140b5d8dc3cb6b2 100755
--- a/io_scene_fbx/json2fbx.py
+++ b/io_scene_fbx/json2fbx.py
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ ensured to be unique.
 """
 
 
-from . import encode_bin
+import encode_bin
 
 
 def elem_empty(elem, name):