diff --git a/dbbackup/utils.py b/dbbackup/utils.py
index 30aec8d3..fd714076 100644
--- a/dbbackup/utils.py
+++ b/dbbackup/utils.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 from django.utils import timezone
 
 try:
-    from pipes import quote
+    from shlex import quote
 except ImportError:
     from shlex import quote