diff --git a/easybuild/easyblocks/o/openssl_wrapper.py b/easybuild/easyblocks/o/openssl_wrapper.py
index d776c43a02..780fc26466 100644
--- a/easybuild/easyblocks/o/openssl_wrapper.py
+++ b/easybuild/easyblocks/o/openssl_wrapper.py
@@ -30,7 +30,11 @@
 import os
 import re
 
-from urllib.parse import urlparse
+try:
+    from urllib.parse import urlparse
+except ImportError:
+    # fallback for Python 2.7, should be removed for EasyBuild >= 5.0
+    from urlparse import urlparse
 
 from easybuild.tools import LooseVersion