diff --git a/pytest_django/plugin.py b/pytest_django/plugin.py
index 332e3a439..ce9591c23 100644
--- a/pytest_django/plugin.py
+++ b/pytest_django/plugin.py
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 import sys
 import types
 
-import pathlib
 import pytest
 
 from .django_compat import is_django_unittest  # noqa
@@ -38,6 +37,11 @@
 
 from .lazy_django import django_settings_is_configured, skip_if_no_django
 
+try:
+    import pathlib
+except ImportError:
+    import pathlib2 as pathlib
+
 
 SETTINGS_MODULE_ENV = 'DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE'
 CONFIGURATION_ENV = 'DJANGO_CONFIGURATION'
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 01990b7fc..5b50f6636 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ def read(fname):
     setup_requires=['setuptools_scm>=1.11.1'],
     install_requires=[
         'pytest>=3.6',
-        'pathlib;python_version<"3.4"',
+        'pathlib2;python_version<"3.4"',
     ],
     extras_require={
         'docs': [
diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index 1ee253d5a..d14389612 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -2,13 +2,17 @@
 import shutil
 from textwrap import dedent
 
-import pathlib
 import pytest
 import six
 from django.conf import settings
 
 from pytest_django_test.db_helpers import DB_NAME, TEST_DB_NAME
 
+try:
+    import pathlib
+except ImportError:
+    import pathlib2 as pathlib
+
 pytest_plugins = 'pytester'
 
 REPOSITORY_ROOT = pathlib.Path(__file__).parent