diff --git a/Lib/fontTools/misc/eexec.py b/Lib/fontTools/misc/eexec.py
index db4b4c24a..41293fcc6 100644
--- a/Lib/fontTools/misc/eexec.py
+++ b/Lib/fontTools/misc/eexec.py
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ def deHexString(h):
 
 
 def _test():
-	from fontTools.misc import eexecOp
+	import eexecOp
 	testStr = "\0\0asdadads asds\265"
 	print decrypt, decrypt(testStr, 12321)
 	print eexecOp.decrypt, eexecOp.decrypt(testStr, 12321)