diff --git a/waflib/extras/cpplint.py b/waflib/extras/cpplint.py
index bbeb5364..71d03702 100644
--- a/waflib/extras/cpplint.py
+++ b/waflib/extras/cpplint.py
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ import logging
 import threading
 from waflib import Task, Build, TaskGen, Logs, Utils
 try:
-    from cpplint.cpplint import ProcessFile, _cpplint_state
+    from cpplint import ProcessFile, _cpplint_state
 except ImportError:
     pass