diff --git a/matrix/utf.py b/matrix/utf.py
index 320cb58..4d71987 100644
--- a/matrix/utf.py
+++ b/matrix/utf.py
@@ -28,9 +28,13 @@ import sys
 
 # pylint: disable=redefined-builtin
 from builtins import bytes, str
-from collections import Iterable, Mapping
 from functools import wraps
 
+if sys.version_info.major == 3 and sys.version_info.minor >= 3:
+    from collections.abc import Iterable, Mapping
+else:
+    from collections import Iterable, Mapping
+
 # These functions were written by Trygve Aaberge for wee-slack and are under a
 # MIT License.
 # More info can be found in the wee-slack repository under the commit: