diff --git a/jose/jws.py b/jose/jws.py
index f82b695d..27f6b79a 100644
--- a/jose/jws.py
+++ b/jose/jws.py
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 import binascii
 import json
-from collections.abc import Iterable, Mapping
+
+try:
+    from collections.abc import Iterable, Mapping
+except ImportError:
+    from collections import Mapping, Iterable
 
 from jose import jwk
 from jose.backends.base import Key
diff --git a/jose/jwt.py b/jose/jwt.py
index 307db27b..b364b4ba 100644
--- a/jose/jwt.py
+++ b/jose/jwt.py
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 import json
 from calendar import timegm
-from collections.abc import Mapping
+
+try:
+    from collections.abc import Mapping
+except ImportError:
+    from collections import Mapping
 from datetime import datetime, timedelta
 
 from jose import jws